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When an aging and filthy rich woman hires him to investigate her son's disappearance twenty years ago, Lew Archer uncovers a headless skeleton, a suspicious heir, and a con game whose stakes are high enough to kill for.
Genre: Mystery
Genre: Mystery
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"Exciting, beautifully plotted, and written with taste, perception and compassion." - Anthony Boucher
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