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The Underground Man: A Lew Archer Novel (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)

by Ross Macdonald

The Underground Man: A Lew Archer Novel (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

As a mysterious fire rages through an affluent community in Southern California, Lew Archer tracks a missing--and possibly kidnapped--child and uncovers and entire secret history of wayward parents, wounded offspring, and murder. Along with its merciless suspense, The Underground Man possesses a moral vision as complex as that of a classic Greek tragedy.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780679768081
Subtitle:
A Lew Archer Novel
Author:
MacDonald, Ross
Author:
MacDonald, Ross
Publisher:
Vintage Books USA
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - General
Subject:
Mystery fiction
Subject:
Private investigators
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled
Subject:
Men's Adventure
Subject:
Archer, lew (fictitious character)
Subject:
Private investigators -- California -- Fiction.
Subject:
Archer, Lew
Subject:
Detective and mystery stories
Edition Description:
1st Vintage Crime/Black Lizard ed.
Series:
Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Series Volume:
104-529
Publication Date:
November 1996
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
288
Dimensions:
794x513x63 49

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