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The Galton Case

by Ross Macdonald · 1959

Lew Archer seriesNext:The Wycherly Woman(1961) →

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Almost twenty years have passed since Anthony Galton disappeared, along with a suspiciously streetwise bride and several thousand dollars of his family's fortune. Now Anthony's mother wants him back and has hired Lew Archer to find him. What turns up is a headless skeleton, a boy who claims to be Galton's son, and a con game whose stakes are so high that someone is still willing to kill for them. Devious and poetic, The Galton Casedisplays MacDonald at the pinnacle of his form.

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mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thiscrimecrimeMore like thisLess of thisdetectivedetectiveMore like thisLess of thisprivate investigatorprivate investigatorMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of this
Themes
murdermurderMore like thisLess of this
Setting
CaliforniaCaliforniaMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 256 pages

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