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When Lew Archer stops for a hitchhiker and finds a young man dying of a gunshot wound, he knows he has stumbled into a mess. In a matter of hours he is suspected by the law, hired by a target-shooting trucking magnate, and chasing a hijacked load of hooch and a band of sinners on the loose.
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"The writing is incisive and perceptive…forceful and fast-paced…powerful and personal…a strange and haunting blend. [The] American private eye, immortalized by Hammett, refined by Chandler, [is] brought to its zenith by Macdonald."
New York Times Book Review
"Parker unquestionably knows his way around a microphone…he interprets a variety of male and female characters believably and without fuss. His no-nonsense manner fits the whole stylistic range of Macdonald's quarter-century oeuvre."
Mystery Scene
"Tom Parker's relaxed, measured delivery suits well this thinking person's detective novel. His leisurely approach facilitates an appreciation of Macdonald's poetic metaphors."
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- SeriesLew Archer #5