In this fast-paced historical thriller, #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci introduces Archer, a WWII veteran forced to investigate a small-town murder -- or risk returning to prison. if he doesn\'t use every skill in his arsenal to track down the real killer.. . .
When a murder takes place right under Archer\'s nose, police suspicions rise against the ex-convict, and Archer realizes that the crime could send him right back to prison .
The indebted man has a furious grudge against Hank and refuses to pay
Hank\'s clever mistress has her own designs on Archer; and both Hank and Archer\'s stern parole officer, Miss Crabtree, are keeping a sharp eye on him.
Soon Archer discovers that recovering the debt won\'t be so easy.
Within a single night, his search for gainful employment--and a stiff drink--leads him to a local bar, where he is hired for what seems like a simple job: to collect a debt owed to a powerful local businessman, Hank Pittleman.
The small town quickly proves more complicated and dangerous than Archer\'s years serving in the war or his time in jail.
When war veteran Aloysius Archer is released from Carderock Prison, he is sent to Poca City on parole with a short list of do \'s and a much longer list of don\'t s: do report regularly to his parole officer, don\'t go to bars, certainly don\'t drink alcohol, do get a job--and don\'t ever associate with loose women.
It\'s 1949.
In this fast-paced historical thriller, #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci introduces Archer, a WWII veteran forced to investigate a small-town murder -- or risk returning to prison
