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Ladataan... Find a Victim: A Lew Archer Novel (alkuperäinen julkaisuvuosi 1954; vuoden 2001 painos)Tekijä: Ross Macdonald (Tekijä)
TeostiedotEtsi uhrisi (tekijä: Ross Macdonald) (1954)
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. "His living room was the kind of room you find in back-country ranch houses where old men hold the last frontier against women and civilization and hygiene. The carpets and furniture were glazed with dirt. Months of wood ashes clogged the fireplace and sifted onto the floor. The double-barreled shotgun over the mantel was the only clean and cared-for object in the room." Cuando Lew Archer recoge a un autoestopista herido, no sabe que deberá llevarle a una ciudad maldita, Las Cruces. Archer no lamentará tanto el haber ido como la decisión de quedarse allí, hasta que se resuelva un caso de asesinato. Quién sabe si el propio Archer será la siguiente víctima, a menos que atrape al escurridizo criminal antes de que ponga precio a su alma. The fifth in the Lew Archer series is a classic whodunnit in which Archer, on the road between Los Angeles and Sacramento, stumbles into a fresh murder in the kind of small town where everyone knows everybody else, and no one tells all they know. Some readers may find the "solution" too easy to guess, but since I'm not a puzzle person, I had a grand time riding along on Archer's incomprehension and occasional misunderstandings. There is some ridiculous marijuana-related material—apparently MacDonald believed grass to be a fast-acting addictive narcotic barely distinguishable from opium. I also thought it funny that Archer happened to be carrying a case of 500 joints in the back seat of his car, supposedly to deliver to some sort of crime committee in the capital. Oh, that? Nothing in the box, officer! Aside from the reefer madness, there are the usual vivid characterizations, snappy dialogue, and wry narrative asides that keep me coming back to MacDonald. This is my favorite in the series so far, after The Way Some People Die (#3). ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
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Las Cruces wasn't a place most travelers would think to stop. But after Lew Archer plays the good samaritan and picks up a bloodied hitchhiker, he finds himself in town for a few days awaiting a murder inquest. A hijacked truck full of liquor and an evidence box full of marijuana, $20,000 from a big time bank heist by a small time crook, corruption, adultery, incest, prodigal daughters and abused wives all make the little town seem a lot more interesting than any guide book ever could. And as the murder rate rises, Archer finds himself caught up in mystery where everyone is a suspect and everyone's a victim. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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