The Archer Files
The Complete Short Stories of Lew Archer, Private Investigator
Mystery & Suspense, Hard-Boiled, Fiction & Literature, Short Stories
| Author: | Ross Macdonald | ISBN: | 9781101910139 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | July 21, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Vintage Crime/Black Lizard | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ross Macdonald |
| ISBN: | 9781101910139 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | July 21, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Vintage Crime/Black Lizard |
| Language: | English |
No matter what cases private eye Lew Archer takes on—a burglary, a runaway, or a disappeared person—the trail always leads to tangled family secrets and murder. Widely considered the heir to Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe, Archer dug up secrets and bodies in and around Los Angeles.
Here, The Archer Files collects all the Lew Archer short stories ever published, along with thirteen unpublished “case notes” and a fascinating biographical profile of Archer by Edgar Award finalist Tom Nolan. Ross Macdonald’s signature staccato prose is the real star throughout this collection, which is both a perfect introduction for the newcomer and a must-have for the Macdonald aficionado.
No matter what cases private eye Lew Archer takes on—a burglary, a runaway, or a disappeared person—the trail always leads to tangled family secrets and murder. Widely considered the heir to Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe, Archer dug up secrets and bodies in and around Los Angeles.
Here, The Archer Files collects all the Lew Archer short stories ever published, along with thirteen unpublished “case notes” and a fascinating biographical profile of Archer by Edgar Award finalist Tom Nolan. Ross Macdonald’s signature staccato prose is the real star throughout this collection, which is both a perfect introduction for the newcomer and a must-have for the Macdonald aficionado.
