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In this latest thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci’s award-winning, Nero Award-winning series, private investigator and World War II veteran Aloysius Archer finds himself entangled in a dangerous mystery in glamorous, yet deadly, Los Angeles.

It’s the cusp of 1953, and Archer has arrived in Los Angeles to celebrate the New Year alongside his friend Liberty Callahan, an aspiring actress. Their celebrations are cut short when Liberty’s acquaintance, screenwriter Eleanor Lamb, pleads for Archer’s help. Eleanor is terrified: strange, unnerving phone calls, an ominous blue car constantly parked outside her home, and a bloody knife mysteriously placed in her kitchen sink leave her feeling that her life is under threat. Archer suspects Eleanor hasn’t told him everything, but before he can even fully agree to investigate the case, a body is discovered inside her house—and Eleanor herself disappears.

Determined to find both Eleanor and her stalker-turned-killer, Archer teams up once again with Callahan and his detective partner Willie Dash. Their search takes them from the harsh realities of mob-controlled Las Vegas, through dazzling Hollywood glamour, to the darkest alleys and deadliest corners of Los Angeles. Along the way, Archer discovers a city filled with beautiful but ruthless people, corrupt cops, and influential figures willing to murder anyone who gets too close to the ugly truth.

Even with his own life in jeopardy, Archer won’t stop until he uncovers what happened to his client—and who’s responsible for the mayhem that’s engulfed him.