Synopsis
A fire ravages a hillside community in Southern California and detective Lew Archer becomes involved in the lives of a group of people entangled in a web of murder and extortion. The author won Crime Writers' Association awards for "The Chill", "The Far Side of the Dollar" and "The Moving Target".
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Detective - While a mysterious fire ravages an affluent community in Southern California, Lew Archer searches for a missing child and discovers a secret history of wayward parents, wounded offspring, and murder.
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"A more serious and complex writer than Chandler and Hammett ever were."- Eudora Welty
"Ross Macdonald is an important American novelist!"- San Francisco Chronicle "I should like to venture that Ross Macdonald is a better novelist than either... Dashiell Hammett or Raymond Chandler."- Anthony Boucher, The New York Times Book Review"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
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The Underground Man (Crime club)
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HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, London, 1989
ISBN 10: 0006145345
ISBN 13: 9780006145349
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Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A fire ravages a hillside community in Southern California and detective Lew Archer becomes involved in the lives of a group of people entangled in a web of murder and extortion. The author won Crime Writers' Association awards for The Chill, The Far Side of the Dollar and The Moving Target. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR003139849
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The Underground Man
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HarperCollins Publishers Limited, 1978
ISBN 10: 0006145345
ISBN 13: 9780006145349
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Condition: Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 40415656-20