The underground man

Ross Macdonald

£9.99

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Private Detective Lew Archer doesn’t believe in coincidences. A forest fire has mysteriously broken out in the hills above southern California. Meanwhile, Lew Archer has been asked by a desperate mother to find her six-year-old son. Instead, he discovers the boy’s wealthy father, murdered, and buried in a hole in the ground. The mystery will lead Archer to unearth a tragic, years-old history of abandonment, obsession and illusion, where the past won’t let go of the present – and everything is connected.

ISBN: 9780241684795 Category:

Description

Private Detective Lew Archer doesn’t believe in coincidences?

A forest fire has mysteriously broken out in the hills above southern California. Meanwhile, Lew Archer has been asked by a desperate mother to find her six-year-old son. Instead, he discovers the boy’s wealthy father, murdered, and buried in a hole in the ground. The mystery will lead Archer to unearth a tragic, years-old history of abandonment, obsession and illusion, where the past won’t let go of the present – and everything is connected.

Additional information

Weight 0.216 kg
Dimensions 19.7 × 12.9 × 1.8 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

320

Language

English

Edition

Reprint

Dewey

813.54 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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