The Wycherly Woman, Ross Macdonald
The Wycherly Woman, Ross Macdonald
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The Wycherly Woman
A Lew Archer Novel

Author: Ross Macdonald

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 8 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/01/2010

Synopsis

Phoebe Wycherly was missing two months before her wealthy father hired Archer to find her. That was plenty of time for a young girl who wanted to disappear to do so thoroughlyor for someone to make her disappear. And before he could locate the Wycherly girl, Archer had to reckon with the Wycherly woman, Phoebes mother, an eerily unmaternal blonde who kept too many residences, had too many secrets, and left too many corpses in her wake.

About Ross Macdonald

Ross Macdonald (1915–1983) was the pen name of Kenneth Millar. For over twenty years he lived in Santa Barbara and wrote mystery novels about the fascinating and changing society of his native state. He is widely credited with elevating the detective novel to the level of literature with his compactly written tales of murder and despair. His works have received awards from the Mystery Writers of America and of Great Britain, and his book The Moving Target was made into the movie Harper in 1966. In 1982 he was awarded the Eye Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Private Eye Writers of America.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on February 01, 2020

As usual, in MacDonald, guilt reaches across the generations to pollute the lives of a Southern California family, in particular wounding and confounding the young. This time, a "wandering daughter job" is the occasion for uncovering the rot and pain within. As is usual in Archer's world, things are......more

Goodreads review by Joe on December 12, 2023

The Wycheryl Woman (1961) by Ross MacDonald is a pretty good Lew Archer case and a worthy entry tucked in between The Galton Case and The Zebra-Striped Hearse. There are some really good reviews outlining the plot of TWW, better than I could write so I suggest you search those out if you need to kno......more

Goodreads review by F.R. on February 22, 2017

Two thirds of the way through ‘The Wycherly Woman’, Archer has an exchange in which he’s told “We’re all victims, Mr Archer”. And that’s really what this volume of Archer’s adventures feels like – every single character in it is a victim, not just the poor souls who are dead. It’s a tale of dysfunct......more

Goodreads review by Francis on March 23, 2016

Another young person is missing. Another ruined childhood. Another twisting turning plot. Another excellent book from Ross MacDonald. What else is there to say?......more

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