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The Zebra-Striped Hearse
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One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years
Strictly speaking, Lew Archer is only supposed to dig up the dirt on a rich man's suspicious soon-to-be son-in-law. But in no time at all Archer is following a trail of corpses from the citrus belt to Mazatlan. And then there is the zebra-striped hearse and its crew of beautiful, sunburned surfers, whose path seems to keep crossing the son-in-law's—and Archer's—in a powerful, fast-paced novel of murder on the California coast.
Strictly speaking, Lew Archer is only supposed to dig up the dirt on a rich man's suspicious soon-to-be son-in-law. But in no time at all Archer is following a trail of corpses from the citrus belt to Mazatlan. And then there is the zebra-striped hearse and its crew of beautiful, sunburned surfers, whose path seems to keep crossing the son-in-law's—and Archer's—in a powerful, fast-paced novel of murder on the California coast.
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“This classic American noir detective novel is unusual in that its focus is largely on female characters and Freudian interpretation of behavior and motive. While this psychological depth is compelling, the interviewees’ responses are a bit contrived and unrealistic in some cases. The characterization in this novel is excellent, but some of the allusions and other literary devices are a bit heavy handed. The solution of the mystery is telegraphed a bit early, but there are enough twists and turns, particularly at the end, to keep it from feeling boring. Overall, this is a fast paced, entertaining read.”
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About Ross Macdonald
Ross Macdonald's real name was Kenneth Millar. Born near San Francisco in 1915 and raised in Ontario, Canada, Millar returned to the U.S. as a young man and published his first novel in 1944. He served as the president of the Mystery Writers of America and was awarded their Grand Master Award as well as the Mystery Writers of Great Britain's Gold Dagger Award. He died in 1983.
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