Private investigator and World War II veteran Aloysius Archer heads to Los Angeles, the city where dreams are made and shattered, and is ensnared in a lethal case in this latest thriller in #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci’s Nero Award-winning series.

It’s the eve of 1953, and Aloysius Archer is in Los Angeles to ring in the New Year with an old friend, aspiring actress Liberty Callahan, when their evening is interrupted by an acquaintance of Callahan’s: Eleanor Lamb, a screenwriter in dire straits.

After a series of increasingly chilling events—mysterious phone calls, the same blue car loitering outside her house, and a bloody knife left in her sink—Eleanor fears that her life is in danger, and she wants to hire Archer to look into the matter. Archer suspects that Eleanor knows more than she’s saying, but before he can officially take on her case, a dead body turns up inside of Eleanor’s home . . . and Eleanor herself disappears.

Missing client or not, Archer is dead set on finding both the murderer and Eleanor. With the help of Callahan and his partner Willie Dash, he launches an investigation that will take him from mob-ridden Las Vegas to the glamorous world of Hollywood to the darkest corners of Los Angeles—a city in which beautiful faces are attached to cutthroat schemers, where the cops can be more corrupt than the criminals . . . and where the powerful people responsible for his client’s disappearance will kill without a moment’s hesitation if they catch Archer on their trail.

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Listening Length	11 hours
Author	David Baldacci
Narrator	Edoardo Ballerini, Brittany Pressley
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Audible.com Release Date	April 19, 2022
Publisher	Grand Central Publishing
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B09Q89CMLT
Best Sellers Rank	#59 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #1 in Historical Thrillers (Audible Books & Originals) #1 in Historical Mysteries (Audible Books & Originals) #2 in Historical Mystery

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J. Munno

Underwhelming

Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2022

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Just could not get into it, and I read a lot of noir and like Baldacci.

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Lynn Cobb

Dream Town by David Baldacci

Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2022

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As with all of David's books this is an enthralling story. You have excitement, intrigue and a labyrinth of clues and hints trying to connect the dots. Things are not always what they seem and you are kept guessing right up till the end. It is an excellent read that you will not want to put down until you have all the answers. Everyone enjoy a great ride.

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RARowland, Cincinnati reviewer

Just not my cup of tea

Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2022

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I like Baldacci. I really do. But I did not care for this book. Too many characters in it for me. I like one protagonist and then one or two antagonists in a read. Aloysius Archer is the protagonist private eye, hired to solve a case. But there are a myriad other characters as antagonists such that I did not recall each ones part in the narrative.
It seemed to me that the story line was more a picture puzzle that needed to be constructed in order for the plot to make sense. Each antagonist was a piece of the puzzle, i.e., information for Archer to add together to solve a murder and locate a missing person. But along the way, I lost which character’s piece of information added to the “puzzle” story line as a whole.
The book was a period piece about the movie business, and the celebrities working in that business in Hollywood California circa 1953. That, of itself, made the read somewhat interesting in that I used to live in LA, albeit not in that era. But saying that, I did not get much else out of the read. I do not retell story lines in my reviews.
Although I have read other of Baldacci’s books about this character, in summary, I find I am not much of a fan of the “Archer” character, or the story lines of the books he is in.

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Jacko Penhale

Reads like a TCM movie.

Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2022

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If you like old 40’s movies, this is the book for you. Tons of characters. Lots of descriptive material. Dialogue short and choppy like a Cagney film. Not Baldacci’s usual, and I have anxiously read them all. Got through half of this one and quit. Don’t know if Archer (main character) ever found who he was looking for in the story, but I sure got tired of the hunt.

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Alice M. Deckman

Lots of details

Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2022

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I don't remember banks having drive thrus back in those days. I doubt those would admit and tell in details their involvement as they did at the lake

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Nancy Schumann

Shades of Dashiell Hammett!

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2022

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This book takes me back to the old black & white gumshoe movies of the 40s. Lotsa smoking, drinking and shady ladies. It is written in that gritty detail (oh, lotsa detail) that the narrator in these movies used to describe. Maltese Falcon and the Big Sleep come to mind. I really liked the first two Archer books in this series, but this one was somewhat of a let down. But it looks like there are more coming along from Baldacci. He didn't close the door on this PI. Too bad.

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tutset

a real charmer, an atmospheric “gumshoe” tale.

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2022

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In this third addition to the Archer series, Archer continues to find work in LA while dating a minor actress named Liberty, with whom he is obviously in love. It is set in post-WWII Hollywood, and often his attitude and descriptions are poetic enough remind one of a Bogart movie. Indeed, it is amusingly self-referential when the actress friend advises him to try out for acting parts as a detective! A hilarious, if understated, scene. He becomes mired in a complicated case, where numerous major characters have unseen ties. A fun unraveling of a knotted-up, complex tale. I definitely recommend it.

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Carolyn

No author holds my attention like David Baldacci

Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2022

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I absolutely loved this book! Nobody compares with David Baldacci. His writing style wraps around me like a long lost friend and holds my attention as the story unfolds! I have to force myself to stop reading in order to make the experience last! I really miss his writing as I wait for his next book. The only thing I didn't like was the ending with his girlfriend Liberty Callahan. I hope in the next episode that she realizes how much she loves him and the excitement he brings to her life! Archer needs some love and tenderness so he can endure the danger and harshness of a PIs lifestyle!

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madcook

Another page turner.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 20, 2022

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This is another of David Baldacci’s “must just read another chapter” books and before you know it you have finished another book. You think you know what the ending will be but there is always a surprise!!

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Xyz100

Boring - not worthy of his talents as a writer

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 28, 2022

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Depressing and slow.
Lacks cohesion and credibility. Hides the lack of a story in endless descriptions.
Tedious and turgid.
I persevered , until 44% mark and gave up

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harry anderson

Total page turner

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 1, 2022

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David Baldacci never lets me down but does cause me to have a lot of very few hours sleep, his twists and turns in his style of writing is second to none can't wait to November for his next chapter of the Memory man

Trevor Parry

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 17, 2022

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Aloysius Archer absolutely excellent can't wait for book 4 ,really enthralling read from start to finish all ends tried up

Appreciation of David Baldacci as an author

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 7, 2022

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I never dislike David Baldacci's books as they are always interesting and mind searching as the current book is.

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