In the goodbye look, lew archer is hired to investigate a burglary at the missionstyle mansion of irene and larry chalmers. Archer is called on the case to investigate the theft of a antique jewelry box owned by the wealthy chalmers family. Lew archer, worldweary private investigator, is hired by larry and irene chalmers when they suspect that their troubled son nick is involved in their own burglary. Download pdf thegoodbyelook free online new books in. Crime novelist and creator of the private eye lew archer, ross macdonald is often linked to his predecessors dashiell hammett and raymond chandler as a master of the hardboiled school of detective fiction, but macdonald added a psychological depth and a unity of theme which was unique. Jul 31, 2009 hailed as one of the holy trinity of american crime writers, ross macdonald surpassed his predecessors chandler and hammett, writing detective novels informed by sorrows and by freud, argues. In the goodbye look, lew archer is hired to investigate a burglary. But when a fellow investigator one whos been working with nick turns up dead, archer soon realizes this isnt simply about some stolen loot. The goodbye look by ross macdonald 1969, penguin, 282pp blurb.
He is best known for his series of hardboiled novels set in southern california and featuring private detective lew archer. In the goodbye look, ross macdonald delves into the world of the rich and the troubled and reveals that the past has a deadly way of catching up to the present. The chalmerses dont want the police involved, so it. More about ross macdonald s life and the career of his famous fictional detective. The goodbye look begins with private detective lew archer being hired by a lawyer, john truttwell, to look into a rather peculiar burglary committed at his clients and across the street neighbors larry and irene chalmers. Buy the goodbye look lew archer reprint by ross macdonald isbn. Explore books by ross macdonald with our selection at. Ross macdonald books list of books by author ross macdonald. The goodbye look ross macdonald 97800065241 books the goodbye lo. Oedipus the king opens with oedipus, the king of thebes, asking his. Tobias jones on the crime novels of ross macdonald books. Ross macdonald is the main pseudonym that was used by the american canadian writer of. This ones so supracomplex no normal attention span can retain it let alone explain it. Pdf the goodbye look by ross macdonald download pdf free ebook.
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