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The Wycherly Woman Part Two
THE WYCHERLY WOMAN Part Two LET’S SAY HELLO TO HOMER WYCHERLY The story opens in a standard Macdonald fashion—Archer driving through a countryside devastated by oil...
THE WYCHERLY WOMAN Part One
THE WYCHERLY WOMAN Part One WHAT THE COMMENTATORS HAVE TO SAY THIS INTRODUCTION WILL BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT For every other book, there...
The Ferguson Affair — Part Nine
THE FERGUSON AFFAIR – Part Nine SPOILER ALERT Some Necessary Background This book was written during one of the lowest points of Macdonald’s life. As we...
The Ferguson Affair — Part Eight
THE FERGUSON AFFAIR – Part Eight SPOILER ALERT WRAPPING UP THE LOOSE ENDS—AND THERE ARE A LOT OF THEM Even Peter Wolfe, a strong admirer of the book, had to concede that the ending was “clogged and contrived.”...
The Ferguson Affair — Part Seven
THE FERGUSON AFFAIR – Part Seven SPOILER ALERT Gunnarson Matches Wits with the Stupidest Criminal Macdonald Ever Created After leaving the Doterys,...
The Ferguson Affair — Part Six
THE FERGUSON AFFAIR – Part Six SPOILER ALERT MOUNTAIN VIEW “Mrs. Haines is one of Ross Macdonald’s wildest originals.” ...
The Ferguson Affair — Part Five
THE FERGUSON AFFAIR –Part Five Mild Spoiler Alert AND THEN THINGS GET BOGGED DOWN Having fed Ferguson several drinks, Gunnarson now insists that he see a doctor. While that...
The Ferguson Affair — Part Four
THE FERGUSON AFFAIR – Part Four GUNNARSON TRIES AGAIN Gunnarson awakes; he is fortunate that his wife is still asleep and doubly fortunate that she’s ignorant of the anonymous...
The Ferguson Affair — Part Three
THE FERGUSON AFFAIR – Part Three MINOR ...
The Ferguson Affair — Part Two
THE FERGUSON AFFAIR – Part Two MEET BILL GUNNARSON The story opens at the county jail where Gunnarson is interviewing, or at least attempting to interview, his newest client, Ella...
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