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Description edit
Anthony Galton disappeared almost 20 years ago. Now his aging--and very rich--mother has hired Lew Archer to bring him back. What turns up is a headless skeleton, a suspicious heir, and a con man whose stakes are so high that someone is still willing to kill for them.
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Characters/People edit
- Lew Archer: Ex-cop. Private investigator
First Sentence edit
The law offices Wellesley and Sable were over a savings bank on the main street of Santa Teresa.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 8 of 19 in Lew Archer Novels. (standard series)
Preceded by The Doomsters, and followed by The Wycherley Woman.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ross MacDonald (Author)
First Edition edit
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Publisher: Knopt
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Publication Date: 1959
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Page Count: 186
Publisher: Knopt
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Publication Date: 1959
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Page Count: 186
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- Dewey: 813.52
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