by Neil Albert | Feb 4, 2023 | Blog Posts
LUNA BAY THE ENDING AND THE BEGINNING In the thirties, when Anthony Galton lived there, Luna Bay was a sleepy fishing village, so remote it was a good landing spot for rumrunning during...
by Neil Albert | Jan 29, 2023 | Blog Posts
“IT’S ALL ONE CASE” This quote from Macdonald reminds us of how he viewed his mature fiction. It was more than a matter of economy. In his best work, everything is related. Diversions and dead ends are not what...
by Neil Albert | Jan 24, 2023 | Blog Posts
SHIFTING INTO HIGH GEAR—LITERALLY The first five chapters have moved along briskly, and in a relatively few pages Macdonald has laid out the mystery. But it’s been relatively static. The plot has been advanced by a series of...
by Neil Albert | Jan 19, 2023 | Blog Posts
LOOKING FOR LOVE IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES (And Not in a Fun Way) Mrs. Galton is what we expect—imperious, manipulative, self-centered and willful. And those are only her good qualities. She browbeats everyone...
by Neil Albert | Jan 14, 2023 | Blog Posts
“A RATHER HOPELESS CASE” In his study, Sable outlines the task to Archer: Sable represents Maria Galton, the matriarch of the Galton family, now 73, widowed, and in poor health. (Fun fact—according to Michael...
by Neil Albert | Jan 9, 2023 | Blog Posts
ROSS MACDONALD CAN BE VERY FUNNY A Brisk and Entertaining Start When we think of humor in the detective story, names like Donald Westlake, Parnell Hall, and Carl Hiaasen come to...
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