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Murder and family secrets, a touch of romance and deeply-felt revenge - with the twist of all twists - make up the ingredients of One Good Deed. A gripping page-turner for all those who love mystery, crime, Raymond Chandler and Agatha Christie from one of the world's favourite thriller writers, David Baldacci.In 1949, Aloysius Archer arrives in the dusty Southern town of Poca City. He has nothing but a handful of dollars, the clothes he's wearing and an appointment with his new parole officer. After his wartime experiences in Italy and a prison sentence for a crime he didn't commit, Archer is looking for a fresh start and a peaceful life.On his first night of freedom, Archer meets local business tycoon Hank Pittleman, who promises Archer handsome compensation to work as his debt collector. Yet Archer takes on more than he bargains for, as he becomes embroiled in a long-running feud between the drought-struck town's most dangerous residents. When one of them dies, the authorities label Archer as their number one suspect.A bloody game is being played above and below the law. Everybody playing has a deeply buried secret, and Archer must uncover them all - if he's to avoid going back behind bars.

<p>Together in a beautiful boxed set, three twisty locked-room mysteries from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lucy Foley. Travel from a snowy hunting lodge in Scotland to a secluded island off the coast of Ireland to an elegant yet sinister apartment building in Paris, in these three New York Times bestsellers from Lucy Foley, a "modern-day Agatha Christie" (Entertainment Weekly).</p><p>THE HUNTING PARTY A group of thirtysomething friends from Oxford meet to welcome in the New Year together, in an idyllic and isolated estate in the Scottish Highlands. Two days later, on New Year's Day, one of them is dead. . . and another of them did it. Keep your friends close, the old adage says. But how close is too close?</p><p>THE GUEST LIST A wedding celebration turns dark and deadly in this deliciously wicked and atmospheric thriller. On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. And then someone turns up dead. Who didn't wish the happy couple well? And perhaps more important, why? </p><p>THE PARIS APARTMENT In need of a fresh start, Jess goes to Paris to crash with her half-brother, Ben. Only when she shows up--to a very nice apartment; could Ben really have afforded this? --he's not there. All of Ben's neighbors seem to know something, but the secrets they're keeping go beyond Jess's missing brother. Everyone's a neighbor. Everyone's a suspect. Welcome to Paris.</p>