• McNally's Secret

  • Archy McNally, Book 1
  • By: Lawrence Sanders
  • Narrated by: Victor Bevine
  • Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (399 ratings)

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McNally's Secret

By: Lawrence Sanders
Narrated by: Victor Bevine
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Publisher's summary

Playful, seductive, irresistible - this best-selling masterwork of fatal passion and greed introduces Lawrence Sanders's most wickedly charming sleuth. Meet Archy McNally, a freewheeling playboy who specializes is "discreet inquires" for the rich and not-so-discreet. Beneath the glaring sun of Palm Beach - and behind the lowest crimes of high society - McNally is paid to keep family skeletons in the closet. But when it comes to sex and scandal, McNally has a few secrets of his own....

©1992 The Lawrence A. Sanders Foundation, Inc. (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

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I love Archie!

but this reader is NOT Archie. Archie is fun, jovial. This reader is neither too serious, mundane.

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I love the McNally’s series

I love the “McNally’s series” from the first book I read. The characters are so witty and I really enjoyed this book.
I would recommend this to anyone who is a fan of Lawrence Sanders or offbeat detective stories.

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Great McNally book; uninspiring performance

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The McNally series is always good for a nice entertaining adventure and this book offers a good story with the usual dose of McNally humor.
Unfortunately, the performance is really not good. To be fair to the narrator, there is nothing particularly wrong about his performance, but if you have listened to any of the McNally book narrated by Adam Henderson, you would this performance pales in comparison. While Adam Henderson brilliantly portrays the edgy character and witty humor, the performance in this book simply falls flat. I was very happy that Audible decided to produce the McNally series, since I have been unable to find many of the books in unabridged format, but I am very disappointed by the choice of narrator.

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“To Catch s Thief” without Cary Grant

I loved the “Deadly Sins” series and liked the “Commandments” series by Sanders. I happened onto a list of his books and saw he had written more McNally books than any other group. So I tried one. Sigh. Instead of gritty New York scenes, a world-weary detective, and pastrami on rye, we get Palm Springs nouveau riche, a wealthy playboy and salt-water taffy. Which is okay. Just don’t expect Edward X Delaney. He didn’t make the trip south.

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I Love Archy

I read this book many years ago. It was great fun to hear it again as an Audio book. Victor Bevine did a wonderful job telling Archy's story. This is a good introduction to Lawrence Sanders. He is one of my favorite story tellers.

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Love McNally

This is book one of the McNally series. It’s a pleasant, easy read with well developed characters. Archibald “Archy” McNally is the non attorney son of attorney Prescott McNally. Archy runs “discreet inquiries” when one of the firms wealthy Palm Beach clients needs help with some sort of problem. It’s a delightful romp!

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enjoyed the story while I drove

A fun and entertaining book which I enjoyed while driving. The narration was great.

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Very underwhelming for Lawrence Sanders

I've read nearly all of his books, and this was my least favorite! I'm glad Audible has a return policy!

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