The Blue Hammer

Language: English

Published by Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1976

0394404254 / 9780394404257

Series: Book 18 of 18 - Lew Archer Series

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Seller: The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB

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270 pages. Octavo (8 1/2" x 6") bound in original publisher's quarter black cloth with gilt lettering to spine over blue boards in original pictorial jacket. First edition. The Blue Hammer is a 1976 hardboiled detective novel written by Ross Macdonald (the pen name of Kenneth Millar), serving as the 18th and final book in his acclaimed Lew Archer series. Archer is hired to locate a stolen portrait of a blonde woman. The painting may be the work of Richard Chantry, a brilliant artist who vanished mysteriously 25 years prior. The simple theft case quickly spirals into a trail of fresh murders linked to a half-century of hidden family secrets, toxic rivalries, and masked brutality. Condition: Light residue from sticker to front end paper, sunning to head board edges else very good to fine in a near fine jacket.

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Title
The Blue Hammer
Author
Ross MacDonald (PSEUD Kenneth Millar) 1915-1983
Publisher
Alfred A Knopf, New York
Publication year
1976
Condition
Very good
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Near Fine
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0394404254
ISBN 13
9780394404257
Edition
1st Edition
Item weight
2 pounds
Series
Book 18 of 18: Lew Archer Series
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