The Galton Case
Format: paperback
ISBN:
0749000104
Publish date: 1989
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Pages no: 186
Edition language: English
Series: Lew Archer 2 (#8)
Ah, Ross Macdonald. I'm becoming rather fond of him. Good I discovered him. He gives a nice break from re-reading Raymond Chandler endlessly. This plot is rather convoluted, so I'll only touch on a bit. A rich old lady, Maria Galton, thinks herself to be on the verge of death. Before that happens, s...
I think that Ross MacDonald is my favorite mystery novelist, now that I've read The Galton Case. There's just something about his writing that pulls me along, so I don't want to put the book down, which is something I can't say about a lot of authors. An old, dying millionairess hires Lew Archer to ...
One of the best. The maturing of Archer... I mean, Macdonald (see my comments on The Doomster)... continues