Author: Ross Macdonald Year: 1958 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mystery, Crime, Fiction, Noir, Detective
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ISBNs: 9780307279040 |
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Hired by Carl Hallman, the desperate-eyed junkie scion of an obscenely wealthy political dynasty, detective Lew Archer investigates the suspicious deaths of his parents, Senator Hallman and his wife Alicia. Arriving in the sleepy town of Purissima, Archer discovers that orange groves may be where the Hallmans made their mint, but they've has been investing heavily in political intimidation and police brutality to shore up their rancid wealth. However, after years of dastardly double-crossing and low down dirty-dealing, the family seem to be on the receiving end of a karmic death-blow. With two dead already and another consigned to the nuthouse, Archer races to crack the secret before another Hallman lands on the slab.Murder, madness and greed grace The Doomsters, where a tony façade masks the rot and corruption within.
This book is part of the "Lew Archer" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "The Archer Files" First published in 2007 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Blue Hammer" First published in 1976 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Underground Man" First published in 1971 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Goodbye Look" First published in 1969 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Instant Enemy" First published in 1968 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Black Money" First published in 1966 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Chill" First published in 1963 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Wycherly Woman" First published in 1961 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Galton Case" First published in 1959 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Barbarous Coast" First published in 1956 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Name is Archer" First published in 1955 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Find a Victim" First published in 1954 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Ivory Grin" First published in 1952 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Drowning Pool" First published in 1950 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Moving Target" First published in 1949 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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