| Author: | Ross Macdonald | ISBN: | 9780307772886 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | December 29, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Vintage Crime/Black Lizard | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ross Macdonald |
| ISBN: | 9780307772886 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | December 29, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Vintage Crime/Black Lizard |
| Language: | English |
The beautiful, high-diving blonde had Hollywood dreams and stars in her eyes but now she seems to have disappeared without a trace. Hired by her hotheaded husband and her rummy “uncle,” Lew Archer sniffs around Malibu and finds the stink of blackmail, blood-money, and murder on every pricey silk shirt. Beset by dirty cops, a bumptious boxer turned silver screen pretty boy and a Hollywood mogul with a dark past, Archer discovers the secret of a grisly murder that just won't stay hidden.Lew Archer navigates through the watery, violent world of wealth and privilege, in this electrifying story of obsession gone mad.
The beautiful, high-diving blonde had Hollywood dreams and stars in her eyes but now she seems to have disappeared without a trace. Hired by her hotheaded husband and her rummy “uncle,” Lew Archer sniffs around Malibu and finds the stink of blackmail, blood-money, and murder on every pricey silk shirt. Beset by dirty cops, a bumptious boxer turned silver screen pretty boy and a Hollywood mogul with a dark past, Archer discovers the secret of a grisly murder that just won't stay hidden.Lew Archer navigates through the watery, violent world of wealth and privilege, in this electrifying story of obsession gone mad.
