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Palm Beach's premier man-about-crime plunges to the perilous depths of high society—in the loopiest Archy McNally thriller yet! If it were a soap opera, it might be called The Young and the Feckless. But McNally's Caper is real-life, real-death family meshugass. The clan in question bears the proud name Forsythe, but the devious saga played out within the fortresslike walls of their baronial estate is far too raw ever to make it to Masterpiece Theatre. Called in by patriarch Griswold Forsythe II—a client of Archy's father, who even the closemouthed senior McNally admits is pretty dull—our happy-go-lucky sleuth commences a covert search to discover which intimate relative is lifting the family valuables piece by piece. Before he solves that puzzle, Archy's in for a sordid rainbow of surprises that gives the lie to the dynasty's colorless repute. First there are the steamy Forsythe females hurling themselves his way. Then the buried scandals that keep bubbling up wherever he looks. But not until the murder of pater-familias do things finally boil over—into a white-hot crucible of corruption that menaces the guilty and the innocent alike. Mixing suspense, sensuality and high jinks with a Cordon Bleu chef's expertise, Lawrence Sanders' McNally's Caper is a thoroughly delectable read.
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"Good McNally book, although these books are starting to seem quite formulaic. I'll try a few more, but hope they're different. Archy is every man's hero when it comes to sexual escapades and relationships, his style of dress sounds very metrosexual, at best. "
— John (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Sanders scores with another winner…McNally’s Caper is full of intrigue and surprise.”
— Wichita Falls Times
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A New York Times bestseller
Mcnally’s Caper Listener Reviews
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" I bought this because my husband likes the series. I find Archie and friends a little too much for me. I mean really get a life. I don't care what color shirt he wore. "
— Ginny, 10/8/2013 -
" I learned AGAIN that Lawrence Sanders is one of my favorite authors. His Archy character is great. Wit and turn of phrase keeps the reader smiling. Sounds like someone you could actually know. "
— Barbara, 9/23/2013 -
" this is the first book I have read by this author. I will try another. "
— Andra, 9/4/2013 -
" I read this when I was younger so it didn't really hit home. Plus I hadn't read the other books in the series. "
— DaraB, 7/12/2013 -
" Good McNally book, although these books are starting to seem quite formulaic. I'll try a few more, but hope they're different. Archy is every man's hero when it comes to sexual escapades and relationships, his style of dress sounds very metrosexual, at best. "
— John, 4/5/2013 -
" Enjoyable quick read. Great prose with a fantastic vocabulary. "
— Joe, 8/14/2012 -
" Archy McNally rocks! I love the way this series has been written - the wit is super and the language pretty darn good. "
— Shishir, 4/10/2012 -
" Great read to escape into another time and place. Humorous and philosophical look at class structure, what money creates and relationships. "
— John, 1/21/2012 -
" I adore all of the McNally books that were written by Lawrence Sanders. I believe I almost own all of them and I re-read them every year! "
— Jacki, 10/11/2011 -
" Finally completed re-reading this! It was a fun read, the characters in this book were very funny. The story was not that exciting but the dialogues were very enjoyable. "
— Jaymark, 6/10/2011 -
" Another book that has mysteriously fallen off my list. I read it way back my first Christmas in SF. I remember one thing about it: It said that few strangulation victims are ever killed by women. (Women don't have strong enough muscles in the hands.) "
— Alex, 5/15/2011 -
" Amateur sleuth Archie McNally loose again in Palm Beach "
— columbialion, 4/15/2011 -
" Who killed old man Forsythe? "
— Maurean, 2/21/2011 -
" Very different but great humor. "
— Ann, 2/12/2011 -
" Great read to escape into another time and place. Humorous and philosophical look at class structure, what money creates and relationships. "
— John, 2/2/2011 -
" I learned AGAIN that Lawrence Sanders is one of my favorite authors. His Archy character is great. Wit and turn of phrase keeps the reader smiling. Sounds like someone you could actually know. "
— Barbara, 1/26/2010 -
" Amateur sleuth Archie McNally loose again in Palm Beach "
— columbialion, 1/7/2010 -
" Another book that has mysteriously fallen off my list. I read it way back my first Christmas in SF. I remember one thing about it: It said that few strangulation victims are ever killed by women. (Women don't have strong enough muscles in the hands.) "
— Alex, 12/30/2009 -
" Archy McNally rocks! I love the way this series has been written - the wit is super and the language pretty darn good. "
— Shishir, 11/13/2009 -
" this is the first book I have read by this author. I will try another. "
— Andra, 4/9/2009 -
" I bought this because my husband likes the series. I find Archie and friends a little too much for me. I mean really get a life. I don't care what color shirt he wore. "
— Ginny, 2/10/2009 -
" I adore all of the McNally books that were written by Lawrence Sanders. I believe I almost own all of them and I re-read them every year! "
— Jacki, 1/7/2008
About Lawrence Sanders
Lawrence Sanders (1920–1998) was an American novelist and short story writer, author of the Edward X Delany series, the Archy McNally series, and the Commandment series, and a number of other standalone novels. More than a dozen of his novels made the New York Times bestsellers list. He received an Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 1971. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he worked as a magazine writer before becoming a full-time fiction writer.
About Boyd Gaines
Boyd Gaines is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and an actor whose many film credits include Second Best, I’m Not Rappaport, Heartbreak Ridge, Fame, and Porky’s. He’s won two Tony Awards for performances in the The Heidi Chronicles and the musical She Loves Me. On television he has appeared in A Woman Called Jackie, A Son’s Promise, and in the popular series One Day at a Time.