Dream Town

David Baldacci's novel "The City of Angels" is a thrilling thriller about a private investigator, Aloysius Archer, who returns to Hollywood to solve a murder case. Archer is knocked unconscious after stumbling over a dead body in Lamb's residence, and with the police now involved, he employs Archer to find out what happened to her. The investigation takes him from the glitzy LA to the seedy, dark side of the city, and onward to Las Vegas. Archer will risk everything to find the missing Eleanor Lamb and bring to justice the killers who would love to plant him six feet under.

Format: Hardback
Length: 448 pages
Publication date: 14 April 2022
Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Private Investigator and WWII veteran,Aloysius Archer,returns to solve a new case in Hollywood in this riveting thriller from international number 1 bestselling author,David Baldacci.

All that glitters...
1952, Los Angeles. It is New Years Eve and PI Aloysius Archer is dining with his friend and rising Hollywood actress Liberty Callahan when theyre approached by Eleanor Lamb, a screenwriter who would like to hire him, as she suspects someone is trying to kill her.

Murder and mystery. A visit to Lambs Malibu residence leaves Archer knocked unconscious after he stumbles over a dead body in the hallway; and Lamb seems to have vanished. With the police now involved in the case, a close friend and colleague of Lambs employs Archer to find out whats happened to the screenwriter.

The City of Angels – or somewhere much, much darker?

Archers investigation takes him from the rich, glamorous, and glitzy LA to the seedy, dark side of the city, and onward to the gambling mecca of Las Vegas, just now hitting its stride as a hot spot for celebrities and a money-making machine for the mob. In a place where cops and crooks work hand in hand, Archer will cross paths with Hollywood stars, politicians, and notorious criminals. Hell almost die several times, and hell discover bodies and secrets from the canyons and beaches of Malibu and the luxurious mansions of Bel Air and Beverly Hills to the narcotics clubs of Chinatown.

With the help of Liberty and his PI partner Willie Dash, Archer will risk everything and leave no stone unturned in finding the missing Eleanor Lamb, and in bringing to justice killers who would love nothing better than to plant Archer six feet under.

Weight: 685g
Dimension: 241 x 160 x 39 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529061833