ONE GOOD DEED

The #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci introduces an unforgettable new character: Archer, a straight-talking former World War II soldier fresh out of prison for a crime he didn't commit.

It's 1949. 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'ts: 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.

The small town quickly proves more complicated and dangerous than Archer's years serving in the war or his time in jail. 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.

Soon Archer discovers that recovering the debt won't be so easy. 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.

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 . . . if he doesn't use every skill in his arsenal to track down the real killer.

David Baldacci, autorul bestseller-ului # 1 al New York Times, introduce un nou personaj de neuitat: Archer, un fost soldat din cel de-al doilea razboi mondial proaspat iesit din inchisoare pentru o crima pe care nu a comis-o. Este anul 1949. Cand este eliberat veteranul de razboi Aloysius Archer din inchisoarea Carderock, este trimis in Poca City conditionat, cu o lista scurta de activitati si o lista mult mai lunga de a nu face: raportati-va in mod regulat ofiterului sau conditionat, nu mergeti la baruri, cu siguranta nu beti alcool, obtineti un loc de munca - si nu va asociati niciodata cu femei libere. Orasul mic se dovedeste rapid mai complicat si periculos decat anii lui Archer in timpul razboiului sau timpul petrecut in inchisoare.