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The Galton Case: A Lew Archer Novel

by Ross MacDonald

A missing heir and a disputed inheritance

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A missing heir and a disputed inheritance

Nearly two decades after Anthony Galton vanished with his bride and part of his family’s fortune, his mother hires Lew Archer to find him. The search brings an unidentified skeleton and a boy claiming to be Galton’s son into the case, complicating the question of who can claim the family inheritance. The description places the mystery around identity, money, and a deception serious enough to involve ongoing violence. The novel’s hard-boiled detective framework centers on Archer’s investigation of a disappearance with consequences that have lasted well beyond the original flight.

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  • Readers of hard-boiled detective fiction
  • Readers interested in mysteries involving missing heirs and family fortunes
  • Ross Macdonald readers seeking a Lew Archer novel

Themes

Identity and inheritanceDisappearance and family historyFraud and violence

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Book overview

Lew Archer returns in this gripping mystery, widely recognized as one of acclaimed mystery writer Ross Macdonald's very best, about the search for the long lost heir of the wealthy Galton family.

Almost twenty years have passed since Anthony Galton disappeared, along with a suspiciously streetwise bride and several thousand dollars of his family's fortune. Now Anthony's mother wants him back and has hired Lew Archer to find him. What turns up is a headless skeleton, a boy who claims to be Galton's son, and a con game whose stakes are so high that someone is still willing to kill for them. Devious and poetic, The Galton Case displays MacDonald at the pinnacle of his form.
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