by Neil Albert | Feb 24, 2023 | Blog Posts
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by Neil Albert | Feb 19, 2023 | Blog Posts
CHRISTMAS MEMORIES OF 1936 The Police Lend a Hand—Reluctantly Archer stops by the sheriff’s substation; the deputy handling the Galton case is a tough sell, but by using...
by Neil Albert | Feb 14, 2023 | Blog Posts
SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING OLD Follow That Car! Archer telephones the sheriff in Santa Teresa, where Archer’s car was stolen. Not that it is strictly Archer’s business,...
by Neil Albert | Feb 9, 2023 | Blog Posts
FILL HER UP AND CHECK THE OIL A Gas Station–The Quintessential California Venue The boy pumping gas can’t find the dipstick for the oil, which gives Archer a chance to get out...
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...
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