The Blue Hammer.

ROSS MACDONALD

Publication: Alfred A Knopf, 1976, New York

First edition. Signed by the author on the front fly leaf. Housed in a cloth slipcase. Boards lightly sunned at the edges, else fine in dust jacket, with a tiny crease to bottom edge of front panel. Lew Archer is hired to find a painting that had been stolen. The painting may or may not be genuine and was painted by an artist who may or may not be dead. Archer digs through the deceit that has been festering for more than 20 years until he uncovers the startling truth. The last Lew Archer novel.

Inventory Number: 40730