Publisher's Synopsis
This Lew Archer novel opens with a well dressed woman hesitantly engaging Archer's services at his LA office. Soon he is digging up all kinds of secrets in her oil-rich home town.
About the Publisher
In January 1946, the Penguin Classics list was launched with E. V. Rieu's translation of The Odyssey. The series now consists of over 800 titles including the best in English, American, European, classical and non-western literature and an extensive range of philosophy, religion, art, history and politics titles.
