The Galton Case
$30.97
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
19 September 2012
Summary
Twenty years ago, Anthony Galton vanished, along with his streetwise bride and several thousand dollars of the Galton fortune. Now his dying mother wants him found, and Lew Archer is on the case. Is Anthony hiding somewhere, happy and eager not to be discovered? But what Archer finds - a headless skeleton, a clever con and a terrified blonde - reveals a game whose stakes are so high that someone is willing to kill.
The Galton Case is a wonderfully devious and poetic look at p…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141196633 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141196637 |
| Author: | Ross Macdonald |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 19 September 2012 |
| Weight: | 214g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 17mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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A more serious and complex writer than Chandler and Hammett ever were
Exciting, beautifully plotted * The New York Times Book Review *A 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 EllroyThe finest series of detective novels ever written by an American – William GoldmanI defy any reader to set the book aside before the last twist in a thrilling story – Barry Turner * Daily Mail *
About The Author
Ross Macdonald
MacDonald served as president of The Mystery Writers of America in 1965, received the Silver Dagger in 1964 and the Gold Dagger in 1965 from The British Crime Writers Association, and in 1981, received The Eye, the Lifetime Achievement Award from The Private Eye Writers of America.
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