Download The Zebra-Striped Hearse Audiobook

" Somebody please tell me what the dang hearse has to do with the story. "

" Plenty of twists and turns in this page turner. "

" A suspense filled,on the edges PI thriller by Ross Macdonald. What holds your attention is Macdonald's literary prose, his authentic feel for the environment, depth in characterization all combined together make reading this book worth wile.. "

" Yet ANOTHER detective series,but what the hell,I like detective books.I always find it interesting to read a book that was written about the time I was born,that being the 60's.It kind of makes me nostalgic. "

" An excellent detective novel. Macdonald was one of the best modern American writers. "

" This book definitely kept my attention... I thought it was going in a predictable direction but there were plenty of twists and turns that ultimately made for an entertaining read. "

" I heard this story serialized on NPR and I was hooked. It's my favorite in the Lew Archer series. Between the twisting plot, unique characters and Archer's deadpan asides, this book really captures the essence of the shifting cultural tides of southern California in the early sixties. "

" This is a detective story where Lew Archer tries to solve a mixture of murder, kidnapping and blackmail on the California coast. "

" I listened to this as an audiobook, and it served its purpose, keeping me entertained during lunchtime walks. It's a so-so installment in the Lew Archer canon. What's hilarious is that the titular hearse barely makes an appearance. "

" Well, for once I dunno what to say. One word is enough to best sum up my review - WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "

" A solid gritty mystery. "

" Very real character sketches. Classic hardboiled structure and of course excellent Archer. "

" Quick and easy read, but a fantastic mystery and a marvelous P.I. My husband and I are reading it outloud to each other at night, and I swear suddenly my sweet dorky man starts sounding like Humphrey Bogart. Lovin' it. "

" Nicely crafted yarn with Macdonald's usual flare for creating dysfunctional families and believable characters. Great writing too. "

" My first foray into Macdonald. Lew Archer is among the prototypes for the hard-boiled detective, and I enjoyed the book. "

" I'd heard the name "Lew Archer" bandied about before, finally picked up a novel with him as protaganist. If you like Dashiell Hammett or LA noire, you'll like this. "

" Ross MacDonald with his hard boiled gumshoe Lew Archer, carries on the tradition of Chandler. A must for serious crime buffs. "

" My first foray into Macdonald. Lew Archer is among the prototypes for the hard-boiled detective, and I enjoyed the book. "

" late masterpiece. wonderfully complicated plot unearths years of duplicity, misbehavior, dysfunctional family relationships. all perhaps symbolized by the use of the titular vehicle as a surfers' car. "

" An excellent detective novel. Macdonald was one of the best modern American writers. "

" Very real character sketches. Classic hardboiled structure and of course excellent Archer. "

" Somebody please tell me what the dang hearse has to do with the story. "

" Yet ANOTHER detective series,but what the hell,I like detective books.I always find it interesting to read a book that was written about the time I was born,that being the 60's.It kind of makes me nostalgic. "

" Plenty of twists and turns in this page turner. "

" Quick and easy read, but a fantastic mystery and a marvelous P.I. My husband and I are reading it outloud to each other at night, and I swear suddenly my sweet dorky man starts sounding like Humphrey Bogart. Lovin' it. "