The Underground Man
$37.82
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
19 September 2012
Summary
One of America’s finest crime writers in Penguin Modern Classics for the first time.
When a chance encounter makes him a witness to the abduction of a child, private detective Lew Archer can’t help but be drawn into the case, pursuing a trail that leads all too quickly to murder. While forest fires rage in the hills around Los Angeles, threatening the homes of some of the city’s wealthiest families, Archer unearths a hidden history of failed marriages, runaway children, and a man’s li…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141196589 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141196580 |
| Author: | Ross Macdonald |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 19 September 2012 |
| Weight: | 238g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 131mm x 18mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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A more serious and complex writer than Chandler and Hammett ever were
I love the Lew Archer books. – James EllroyThe finest series of detective novels ever written by an American. – William GoldmanA more serious and complex writer than Chandler and Hammett ever were – Eudora WeltyAmerica’s greatest crime writer – Elmore LeonardRoss MacDonald is very important to me. I love the Lew Archer books – James Ellroy
About The Author
Ross Macdonald
MacDonald served as president of The Mystery Writers of America in 1965. He received the Silver Dagger in 1964 and the Gold Dagger in 1965 from The British Crime Writers Association. In 1981, he received The Eye, the Lifetime Achievement Award from The Private Eye Writers of America.
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