The Zebra-Striped Hearse

A Lew Archer Novel

By: Ross Macdonald

Narrated by: Tom Parker

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.

Critic reviews

"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)

A Stone Cold Classic

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

Great noir mystery/procedural

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.

His Best?

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

Love & Money

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.

A Great Series & an Addition with Plenty of Twists

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.