Reading order · 3 books · 2019 to 2022 · Set in various US towns
Aloysius Archer Books in Order
Aloysius Archer is a Second World War veteran who comes out of prison in 1949 and becomes a private investigator in the America of the late 1940s and early 1950s.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2019 to 2022
- First book
- One Good Deed
- Latest
- Dream Town (2022)
- Setting
- Set in various US towns
The reading order
Every Aloysius Archer book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Set in various US towns
- 1One Good Deed2019With Aloysius ArcherIn 1949 Aloysius Archer, a war veteran just out of prison, arrives in Poca City to start his parole and takes a job collecting a debt.Buy on Amazon
- 2A Gambling Man2021With Aloysius ArcherAloysius Archer heads west to Bay Town, California, to work for a veteran private investigator, and his first case involves a blackmailed politician.Buy on Amazon
- 3Dream Town2022With Aloysius ArcherOn New Year’s Eve 1952, Aloysius Archer, now a private investigator, meets a Hollywood screenwriter who fears she is being threatened, and is drawn into the world of Los Angeles film-making.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read the Archer books in order, starting with One Good Deed.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Aloysius Archer | Ernie Dash |
|---|---|---|
| 1 One Good Deed | LLead | ·Minor |
| 2 A Gambling Man | LLead | MMajor |
| 3 Dream Town | LLead | MMajor |
Characters in the Aloysius Archer books
2 characters from David Baldacci’s chart, with the number of Aloysius Archer books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Aloysius ArcherSecond World War veteran turned private investigator | 3 | One Good Deed 2019 |
| Ernie DashVeteran investigator who takes Archer on | 3 | One Good Deed 2019 |