The Galton Case, Ross Macdonald
The Galton Case, Ross Macdonald
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The Galton Case
A Lew Archer Mystery

Author: Ross Macdonald

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 6 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/16/2010

Synopsis

In the character of Lew Archer, Ross Macdonald redefined the private eye as a roving conscience who walks the treacherous frontier between criminal guilt and human sinand in so doing, gave the American crime novel a psychological depth and moral complexity that his predecessors had only hinted at. Deliciously devious and tersely poetic, The Galton Case displays Ross Macdonald at the pinnacle of his form.Almost twenty years have passed since Anthony Galton disappeared, along with a suspiciously streetwise bride and several thousand dollars of his familys fortune. Now Anthonys aging and very rich mother wants him back and has hired Lew Archer to find him. What turns up is a headless skeleton, a boy who claims to be Galtons son, and a con game whose stakes are so high that someone is still willing to kill for them.

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 August 09, 2020

This is the first great Lew Archer novel, and it has all the important Ross Macdonald themes: money, family betrayal, a masquerade, and a crime in the present linked to a crime in the past. There are two things that make this novel great. The first is that, in diction, style and plot structure, it is......more

Goodreads review by Olga on February 17, 2024

'The Galton Case' follows the missing person investigation conducted by a private eye on behalf of a wealthy family. It is an enjoyable read with the unexpected ending.......more

Goodreads review by Francesc on February 04, 2020

Es una novela bien escrita. Ross Macdonald nos quiere atraer con una trama donde nadie ni nada es lo que parece y lo que empieza de una manera acaba de otra. Pero,... Pero a mi no me ha atrapado. Demasiados personajes en una trama demasiado compleja y, sinceramente, poco creíble. Creo que ni el mism......more

Goodreads review by F.R. on March 23, 2016

For a writer, reading Ross MacDonald can be an intimidating experience destined to cause vast amounts of envy. The simplicity and yet stark beauty of his prose; the sheer perfect poetry of his descriptions; the way he can do so much with just a few lines of dialogue – like his one time friend and me......more

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