The Barbarous Coast

The beautiful highdiving blonde had Hollywood dreams and stars in her eyesbut now she seems to have disappeared without a trace. Hired by her hotheadedhusband a... » 

The beautiful highdiving blonde had Hollywood dreams and stars in her eyesbut now she seems to have disappeared without a trace. Hired by her hotheadedhusband and her rummy uncle Lew Archer sniffs around Malibu and finds thestink of blackmail bloodmoney and murder on every pricey silk shirt. Besetby dirty cops a bumptious boxer turned silver screen pretty boy and aHollywood mogul with a dark past Archer discovers the secret of a grislymurder that just wont stay hidden.Lew Archer navigates through the wateryviolent world of wealth and privilege in this electrifying story of obsessiongone mad. «