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The Zebra-Striped Hearse

A Lew Archer Novel

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The Zebra-Striped Hearse

By: Ross Macdonald
Narrated by: Tom Parker
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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, Ross Macdonald's private eye 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 this powerful, fast-paced novel of murder on the California coast.©1990 Margaret Millar Survior's Trust Fund (P)2001 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Crime Thrillers Hard-Boiled Mystery Private Investigators Suspense Thriller & Suspense

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"Macdonald is one of the elite in hard-boiled mystery fiction....Parker's rendition is a first-class reading." - ( AudioFile)
"A model of [Macdonald's] excellence...has character, statement, and style." ( New Yorker)
"This is hard-boiled detective writing at the top of its form." ( Library Journal)
Brilliant Plot • Surprising Twists • Excellent Narration • Thoughtful Protagonist • Psychological Nuance

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I think I'm in love with Lew Archer. Like others in the series, Lew is hired to check the history of a military man's future son-in-laws past. This leads to three previous murders and a boat load of suspects. As always, Lew solves the riddle.

Love & Money

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Aside from the amazing text, the narration didn't get in the way. In the traditional of Chandler, Hemmett, and Cain.

A Stone Cold Classic

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Loved this! Kind of a slow build procedural at first, and it keeps the detective and reader guessing through the first two thirds. last thirds still has plenty of twists and red herrings to the end.

Great noir mystery/procedural

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I have read all of Ross Macdonald’s books. The Zebra-striped Hearse is my favorite.

His Best?

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This story provides all that you would hope for in its genre and adds some great twists. By the time it wraps up you're not left in confusion, the pieces all fit.

A Great Series & an Addition with Plenty of Twists

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