Ross Macdonald Libros

A sus 60 años, el detective Lew Archer ya no es lo que se dice un hombre de acción. Sus armas son la escucha, la inteligencia y la sensibilidad. El caso que ha de resolver con tan sosegadas técnicas gira en torno a un cuadro robado –el retrato de una hermosa mujer–, pero lo que le interesa realmente es comprender la complejidad de los conflictos humanos.

La señora Galton, anciana, viuda y rica, necesita encontrar a su hijo desaparecido veinte años atrás. Al detective Lew Archer, el encargo le parece, en principio, un interesante asunto de familia, pero ciertas complicaciones, como un mayordomo asesinado, un esqueleto sin cabeza o, incluso, una disuasoria paliza sufrida en sus propias carnes, le llevan a pensar que la gran herencia de los Galton tiene demasiados aspirantes y que éstos no tienen escrúpulos.

"The three novels collected in this second volume in the Library of America Ross Macdonald edition represent for many readers the summit of American crime writing. They remain thrilling for their searing psychological truth-telling, daring flights of narrative invention, and their keenly observed picture of the manners and morals of a particular time and place (Southern California in the early 1960s). Each reflects Macdonald's enduring concern with the hidden crimes and agonizing dysfunctions that haunt families from one generation to the next."--

"The blonde had eyes the color of cornflowers and a body whose curves just didn't quit. Her sweet kisses and a good bottle of bourbon were all Sam Drake wanted when his ship docked in Honolulu and gave him a chance to forget the war. But what Sam got was trouble. The first time, it was a body swinging at the end of a rope. The second time it was a throat slit ear to ear. And by the third time, even a long swallow of bad booze couldn't wash away the bitter memory of death, and tough Navy man Sam Drake found himself trapped in a dagerous game of unfaithful husbands, international intrigue--and cold blooded murder."--

After retirement from a career in medicine, the author turned his acute and wide-ranging mind to the study of the history and traditions of his native Lewis. With over sixty essays on people, places and tradition, this title reveals a range of the author's erudition, and informs his love and deep knowledge of his native island. schovat popis

Lew Archer's investigation into a wealthy man's dubious son-in-law quickly spirals into a complex web of murder, leading him from California's citrus belt to Mazatlan. As he uncovers a series of corpses, he encounters a zebra-striped hearse and a group of sun-kissed surfers, whose lives intertwine with the case. This fast-paced novel blends suspense and intrigue against the vivid backdrop of the California coast.