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" I read this because of Andrew's review. Interesting and entertaining. I have read few mysteries so I don't have anything to compare it to. I didn't figure out who the murderer was until Archer spelled out the crime. "
- Drew, 12/27/2013
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" If you like Chandler, you'll like Ross MacDonald's Lew Archer books; I'd recommend the whole series. "
- Kira, 10/8/2013
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" Lots of twists and turns in this yarn! And it is just over 200 pages, so it goes quickly! Maybe too quickly, as I got confused a few times over who done what to whom! But well worth the time! "
- Donald, 6/2/2013
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" Page turning read. Really well done. Sort of falls apart in the end with maybe one twist too many. "
- William, 4/2/2013
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" Lew Archer finds more creative ways to describe things than Guy Vanderhaeghe, which is saying a lot. "
- Mike, 2/23/2013
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" Fairly good LA-noir type mystery, but definately not one of his better ones. Still, great plot twists at the end. "
- Alan, 2/18/2013
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" Can people really kill someone and assume their identity without no one catching on? In Ross MacDonald's world it seems to happen all the time. I love Archer, but this one was not one of my favorites. "
- David, 1/28/2013
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" An enjoyable read, and it definitely took me a while to spot the twist, it's a good one! "
- Andrea, 1/11/2012
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" Really like the series "
- Marla, 7/27/2011
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" Complex plot and tight writing. Very enjoyable RossMc. "
- Ram, 4/23/2011
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" Pretty good, complex mystery with a likeable hero. Archer gets kind of annoying sometimes. "
- Roshni, 3/11/2011
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" A few murders, blunt object not mentioned, blue or otherwise. "
- Kirk, 1/11/2011
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" The most complicated Lew Archer I've yet read. Some fiendish twists, the impact of which is lessened somewhat by two chapters of exposition before the conclusion. "
- Keith, 10/28/2010
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" Lots of twists and turns in this yarn! And it is just over 200 pages, so it goes quickly! Maybe too quickly, as I got confused a few times over who done what to whom! But well worth the time!
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- Donald, 10/11/2010
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" Can people really kill someone and assume their identity without no one catching on? In Ross MacDonald's world it seems to happen all the time. I love Archer, but this one was not one of my favorites.
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- David, 1/8/2010
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" The most complicated Lew Archer I've yet read. Some fiendish twists, the impact of which is lessened somewhat by two chapters of exposition before the conclusion.
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- Keith, 12/13/2009
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" Fairly good LA-noir type mystery, but definately not one of his better ones. Still, great plot twists at the end.
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- Alan, 5/11/2009
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