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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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