Ross Macdonald
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
On the home front, two wartime lovers reunite under a cloud of paranoia in this thriller from Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Ross Macdonald In 1937 Munich, an American must be careful when he smokes his pipe. Robert Branch, a careless academic, makes the mistake of lighting up when the Führer is about to begin a procession, and nearly gets pummeled for his mistake. Only the timely intervention of Ruth Esch, a flame-haired actress, saves...
Author
Series
Lew Archer novels volume 2
Pub. Date
1996.
Edition
First Vintage Crime/Black Lizard edition.
Language
English
Description
When a millionaire matriarch is found floating face down in the family pool, the prime suspects are her good-for-nothing son and his wife, who stand to inherit, as well as a questionable chauffeur and a tycoon of a company trying to get the woman's property for the oil under it.
Private Investigator Lew Archer takes this case in the Los Angeles suburbs and encounters a moral wasteland of corporate greed and family hatred—and sufficient
...6) Bad baby
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Superhero Jack finds his life turned upside down by the arrival of a very big, and very naughty, baby sister.
7) Prop man: from John Wick to Silver linings playbook, from Boardwalk empire to Parks and recreation
Author
Pub. Date
c2022.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"In Prop Man, discover the secret history of the books, cards, letters, maps, and legal papers that play central and supporting roles in many of your favorite films and TV shows--from the diary Nicolas Cage's character discovers in National Treasure 2 to the Pawnee town charter in Parks and Recreation. The man responsible for their authentic look, Ross MacDonald, has led a double life as both an illustrator and writer, contributing to the New York...
8) The chill
Author
Language
English
Description
Lew Archer knows he shouldn't have taken the case, but Alex Kincaid seemed so desperate. Kincaid's loving new bride Dolly has just inexplicably walked out on him, leaving Kincaid more than a little fearful for her sanity and her safety. So Archer reluctantly agreed to help Kincaid find his wife. But what he finds instead is enough to send a chill down anyone's spine—a new fresh corpse and evidence linking Dolly not only to this murder but to a series...
9) Black money
Author
Series
Lew Archer novels volume 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
When rich boy Peter Jamieson's fiancee suddenly breaks their engagement, Peter hires private detective Lew Archer to investigate the woman's mysterious French lover.
Author
Series
Library of America volume 279
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"The three novels collected in this second volume in the Library of America Ross Macdonald edition represent for many readers the summit of American crime writing. They remain thrilling for their searing psychological truth-telling, daring flights of narrative invention, and their keenly observed picture of the manners and morals of a particular time and place (Southern California in the early 1960s). Each reflects Macdonald's enduring concern with...
18) The Galton case
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1996.
Edition
First Vintage crime/Black Lizard edition.
Language
English
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