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One Good Deed

The Pulse-Pounding, Page-Turning Private Investigator Mystery From The Number One Bestselling Author Of The 6:20 Man

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One Good Deed

By: David Baldacci
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
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About this listen

Murder and family secrets, a touch of romance and deeply-felt revenge – with the twist of all twists – make up the perfect audiobook, One Good Deed, from one of the world's bestselling thriller writers, David Baldacci.

'One of his finest books. Great character, great story, great portrait of an era' – Bill Clinton

Freedom never tasted so sweet

Poca City 1949. Fresh from serving time for a crime he didn’t commit, Aloysius Archer is ready to put the past behind him and start again.

Who can you trust?

Accepting a job as a debt collector for the local tycoon he gets embroiled in a long-running feud between
the town’s most dangerous residents. When one of them is found dead, Archer is the number one suspect.

Framed for murder

A bloody game is being played in this town. Should Archer run or fight for the truth?

 Crime Crime Thrillers Historical Modern Detectives Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting Scary

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Critic reviews

One of his finest books. Great character, great story, great portrait of an era (Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States of America)
One Good Deed represents David Baldacci’s move into historical crime with a new character, ex- jailbird Aloysius Archer . . . Unsurprisingly, the talented Baldacci proves to be as adept in this new venture as he is in his contemporary-set novels
A fast-paced investigation with dark secrets, unexpected twists, well-drawn characters and an intriguing plot
A mile-a-minute read that proves once again why David Baldacci has readers the world over flocking for more (Jane Harper, bestselling author of The Dry)
Alternately chilling, poignant, and always heart-poundingly suspenseful (Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent)
David Baldacci is one of the all-time best thriller authors (Lisa Gardner, author of One Step too Far)
A multi-layered protagonist; a plot as deep and twisty as the setting (Kathy Reichs, author of the Temperance Brennan series)
Mystery and suspense surround a fabulous new character in an enticing, engaging thriller that does not disappoint
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Brilliant best book this year and I read a lot
Love the hats refs and the clothing and food it's what really makes the book for me
Excellent Narrator Thank you
Fast paced story Believable characters
I do hope Arthur comes back and Shaw
Loved it all
Thank you David

Hats Off

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This is a really good book with loads of subplots and keeps you on the edge of whatever your on or in right until the end.
Archer is a very believable hero with good and bad luck but we were always rooting for him.
Beautifully narrated; yet another binge listen.

Well worth the listen

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Fantastic story with a tremendous narrator. I initially had reservations about reading a plot set in the 1940’s but those reservations were ill placed. Another great book by David Baldacci. DS

A Great Read

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Interesting story. Feels a bit like a black and white movie. Nice listen and good plot. The reader also did a good job with different voices.

Interesting story

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In truth I prefer stories that are more up to date. This is set in 1949 but it was a great and intriguing story nonetheless with plenty of guessing to keep me hooked.

Old fashioned but great

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