The Archer Files: The Complete Short Stories of Lew Archer, Private Investigator, Including Newly Discovered Case Notes (Lew Archer, #17) (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)

by Ross Macdonald

Tom Nolan (Editor)

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No matter what cases private eye Lew Archer takes on—a burglary, a runaway, or a disappeared person—the trail always leads to tangled family secrets and murder. Widely considered the heir to Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe, Archer dug up secrets and bodies in and around Los Angeles. 

Here, The Archer Files collects all the Lew Archer short stories ever published, along with thirteen unpublished “case notes” and a fascinating biographical profile of Archer by Edgar Award finalist Tom Nolan. Ross Macdonald’s signature staccato prose is the real star throughout this collection, which is both a perfect introduction for the newcomer and a must-have for the Macdonald aficionado.
  • ISBN10 1932009639
  • ISBN13 9781932009637
  • Publish Date 30 September 2007
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 20 April 2017
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Crippen & Landru Publishers
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 349
  • Language English