The Archy McNally Series Volume Two: McNally's Caper, McNally's Trial, McNally's Puzzle

Archy McNally #4-6

by Lawrence Sanders

The Palm Beach private eye is back—in three more adventures by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author and “master of suspense” (The Washington Post).   In his long-running, New York Times–bestselling mystery series set in South Florida, Edgar Award–winning author Lawrence Sanders gave readers “his most delightful character”—a charming playboy turned Palm Beach PI by the name of Archy McNally (Chicago Tribune).  McNally’s In this New York Times bestseller, Griswold Forsythe II wants to know which greedy, conniving relative is making off with the family treasures, including an original Picasso and an irreplaceable Edgar Allan Poe first edition. Suspects abound, including the sexy Forsythe women who all seem to find McNally irresistible. But things take a nasty turn when Griswold is murdered.  McNally’s In the past six months, Whitcomb Funeral Homes in southern Florida has shipped out five hundred dead bodies. Why are so many caskets leaving the Sunshine State and being airlifted to New York, Boston, and Chicago? Called in to investigate, McNally’s about to blow the lid off a most unusual case in this New York Times bestseller.  McNally’s Hiram Gottschalk, the owner of the Palm Beach shop Parrots Unlimited, fears for his life. He turns to McNally after someone slashes a photo of him and his late wife and then wrings the neck of his beloved pet bird. Turns out he was right to be scared. When his client is stabbed in his sleep, McNally’s determined to ruffle some feathers to find the killer.

885 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 30, 2018

About the author

There is more than one author with this name

Lawrence Sanders was the New York Times bestselling author of more than forty mystery and suspense novels. The Anderson Tapes, completed when he was fifty years old, received an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for best first novel. His prodigious oeuvre encompasses the Edward X. Delaney, Archy McNally, and Timothy Cone series, along with his acclaimed Commandment books. Stand-alone novels include Sullivan's Sting and Caper. Sanders remains one of America’s most popular novelists, with more than fifty million copies of his books in print. Also published as Mark Upton.

Reviews

[Stephen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Patience is useful

Archy can, and does, run on at times. His culinary descriptions , especially, can test your patience. But Mr. Sanders employs a very robust set of descriptors so his novels remain entertaining. The stories move along and are wrapped up nicely.

[Gail O'Connor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mr Lawrence’s books are a pleasure to read from beginning to end. They are wildly funny and irresistibly clever. He has warm smart characters with lots of humor and heart. This novel centers around a family owned funeral home
Great read!

[MichaelPlayer · Rating 5 out of 5]

The maturing of Archy

Archy has always been subservient to his father and finally stood up to him during a discourse. For once, Archy was faithful to Connie and suffered throughout the book by her unwillingness to forgive him. Made for a pleasant ending.

[James R Jackson III · Rating 5 out of 5]

It looks so easy.

If you want to see how hard it is, try to write a short story for Archy. I bet you can't. These stories are great relaxers. Enjoy