The ZebraStriped Hearse, Ross Macdonald
The ZebraStriped Hearse, Ross Macdonald
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The Zebra-Striped Hearse

Author: Ross Macdonald

Narrator: Edward Asner, Kathryn Harrold, Jennifer Tilly, Joe Pantoliano, a full cast

Unabridged: 8 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2008

Synopsis

Celebrated private eye Lew Archer is hired by a father intent on preventing the marriage of his daughter to a penniless and possibly murderous artist. The chase takes Archer from Mexico to Lake Tahoe and from the San Francisco Bay area to Los Angeles as more than one murder crowds the investigation.

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.

About Edward Asner

Edward “Ed” Asner (1929–2021) was an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, later continued in a spin-off series, Lou Grant. He made dozens of appearances—including voice-over work—on television shows and recorded a number of audiobooks.

Reviews

Goodreads review by David on January 26, 2020

Loved this book. I think it is one of his best. This book is 218 pages but seems twice that long and not in a bad way. The prose is dense and yet economic not to be brushed over lightly but read slowly and savored. I am a big fan of Raymond Chandler and always will be but more and more I think Ross......more

Goodreads review by Bill on May 04, 2020

The Zebra-Striped Hearse is a well-plotted novel, with a few surprising twists and turns. But, unlike most later Archers, although it is an effective mystery, it is not a superior one. The mediocre mystery features a victim and a half-dozen suspects, each equipped with a shiny red herring. The effect......more

Quotes

“This production features musical accompaniment, cinematic sound, and a cast of forty—including Ed Asner, Tyne Daly, Shirley Knight, Jennifer Tilly, among other notables…[A] memorable reading.” AudioFile

“This is hard-boiled detective writing at the top of its form.” Library Journal

Awards

  • Edgar Allan Poe Award
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