In 1949, World War II veteran and recent convict Aloysius Archer is released on parole with instructions to stay out of trouble, but when he becomes the suspect in a murder, he must track down the killer to avoid being sent back to prison., The best-selling author of The Fallen and The Fix presents a latest thriller introducing straight-talking World War II veteran and recent prison inmate, Aloysius Archer. (suspense). Simultaneous.