The Far Side of the Dollar

Mystery Detective Fiction Literary Fiction

Description

In this classic noir mystery, private investigator Lew Archer is drawn into the tangled affairs of a wealthy family when he's hired to find a troubled young heir who has vanished from a prestigious reform school. As Archer delves deeper, he uncovers a web of deceit, hidden desires, and long-buried secrets that connect the runaway teen to a series of unsettling events. Macdonald masterfully weaves a tale of moral ambiguity and the corrosive nature of wealth, exploring how the past inevitably catches up to haunt the present.