Archer can tell he's being fed a line, but curiosity gets the better of him and he accepts the case. Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. A hard-faced woman clad in a blue mink stole and dripping with diamonds hires Lew Archer to track down her former maid, who she claims has stolen her jewellery. While I love the time capsule atmosphere of post war California in all the books, something is missing in these last two: pulp. A hard-faced woman clad in a blue mink stole and dripping with diamonds hires Lew Archer to track down her former maid, who she claims has stolen her jewelry. consumption. Archer is asked to look for a missing woman. Customer Reviews. Ultimately, you have to take Macdonald's good intentions in historical context: as drama, the plot of a black man wrongfully charged with a crime obviously committed by whites invites all the queasy risks of condescension, EVEN IF IN REAL LIFE IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME (cf the chick who doused her own face with acid and claimed a black lady did it). Shop now. The Ivory Grin is a remarkable example of detective fiction. The Ivory Grin. The Ivory Grin - Ross Macdonald - A Lew Archer Novel - Vintage Paperback Book Nicely aged vintage copy. Traveling from sleazy motels to stately seaside manors, The Ivory Grin is one of Lew Archer's most violent and macabre cases ever. The Ivory Grin by Ross MacDonald starting at $0.99. THE IVORY GRIN starts off with a tension-filled meeting between the protagonist, private eye Lew Archer, and an unpleasant (in attitude and looks), but well-dressed, woman who wants to hire him. Hardcover. Traveling from sleazy motels to stately seaside manors, The Ivory Grin is one of Lew Archer's most violent and macabre cases ever. KIRKUS REVIEW. A hard-faced woman clad in a blue mink stole and dripping with diamonds hires Lew Archer to track down her former maid, who she claims has stolen her jewelry. New York, 1960 -- MACDONALD. "...is rare for the early Fifties in that it deals with volatile racial issues in a sensitive and compassionate manner. Ultimately, the Ivory Grin is the death grimace of segregation, even if the title refers to a literal skeleton in somebody else's closet. prove to be his greatest test yet. The good news is that Macdonald's racially tinged plot doesn't browbeat us with the politics, unlike, say, every episode of COLD CASE to ever feature an African-American. The plot with blackmail and murder is as serpentine as any m. A morally repugnant client hires Archer to find her runaway black maid. Uh-oh, it looks like your Internet Explorer is out of date. “A new writer is soaring on the wings of a dragon.”–The New York Times“Enthralling reading–it’s ... “A new writer is soaring on the wings of a dragon.”–The New York Times“Enthralling reading–it’s Read more. The plot is extremely convoluted, and I often didn't know what Archer was thinking, but that's because Macdonald, unlike a lot of more modern mystery writers, wasn't spoon-feeding me. Still, Archer is a blast of a hero---hardboiled but not stylized, he seems as real as they come. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. Its two greatest strengths are the vividness with which the characters are drawn and the precision with which the multiple plot threads blend together. The revelation of what the title means was surprisingly effective but was too little too late. I hope Archer has a more fun case next or maybe I need to jump ahead because this one was a bummer. Millar, Kenneth, writing as "John Ross Macdonald." were settled in blood and Spanish and a stolen diamond ring landed a girl in jail. Another strong entry in the "Lew Archer" series from Ross Macdonald. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Through its hot, dusty dives, pawnshops, rooming houses, offices, in the poverty of its Black and Chicano streets, Lew Archer trails several dangerous misfits into the jaws, the ivory grin, of death. !, with a little Esther Rolle of Good Times thrown in for good measure. He tracks the wayward maid to a ramshackle motel in a seedy, run-down small town, but finds her dead in her tiny ro. Listen to a sample Listen to a sample Description; Creators; Details; If any writer can be said to have inherited the mantel of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, it was Ross Macdonald. This is the first time Archer went all sociologically profound on our genre-loving asses, and there's pros and cons. Not his best. The Ivory Grin. All the elements are in place for a really fun hard case crime story but this one nearly crumples under its own oppressive vibe. Ross McDonald is one of my favorite author's and Grover Gardner did his creation Lew Archer justice. A hard-faced woman clad in a blue mink stole and dripping with diamonds hires Lew Archer to track down her former maid, who she claims has stolen her jewelry. What sets Lehane apart from most other writers in the field is his insistence at peering long and hard into the shadows. Item #1408013 Very good in a near fine dust jacket. New York, 1965 -- MACDONALD. About The Ivory Grin Traveling from sleazy motels to stately seaside manors, The Ivory Grin is one of Lew Archer’s most violent and macabre cases ever. Traveling from sleazy motels to stately seaside manors. Choose Expedited Shipping at checkout for delivery by, Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser. He is immediately suspicious of his employer and things soon take a turn for the worse. 1st Edition. This had elements that made it interesting to read (finished it in a day) and the usual convolution of characters. Not his best. First Edition stated on the copyright page. These bring together many of the Archer novels that Macdonald published over the span of a quarter century, encapsulating nicely the corpus of his work. The revelation of what the title means was surprisingly effective but was too little too late. Alfred A. Knopf. Previous owner's name is inscribed on the front free endpaper. Archer can tell he's being fed a line, but curiosity gets the better of him and he accepts the case. Published: 15 October 2007 ISBN: 9780307278999 Imprint: Knopf US Format: Trade Paperback Pages: 256 RRP: $26.99 Categories: Towards the end I was just thinking to get it over with, whatever the outcome. Refresh and try again. This is a novel you have to work at, no. 12 people found this helpful. ISBN-13: 9781433278709. Ross Macdonald is a master of hardboiled detective fiction, perfecting what Hammett and Chandler started--but it took him a while to warm up. by Ross Macdonald Grover Gardner Audiobook. The plot is extremely convoluted, and I often didn't know what Archer was thinking, but that's because Macdonald, unlike a lot of more modern mystery writers, wasn't spoon-feeding me. The Ivory Grin. I had been waiting to get my hands on the great man's books for months (nearly a year) and the wait had been "excruciatingly beautiful" if I could describe it thus. Everyday low … Archer is hired by the archetypal mystery client who won’t tell him anything about herself, to find a young woman she won’t tell him much about either. As usual, the plot feels a bit improvised, with more staged revelations than the New Testament. The Instant Enemy. Struggled to build some interest in an Adrian McKinty novel, got bogged down. Traveling from sleazy motels to stately seaside manors, The Ivory Grin is one of Lew Archer's most violent and macabre cases ever. ISBN-10: 1433278707. A hard-faced woman clad in a blue mink stole and dripping with diamonds hires Lew Archer to track down her former maid, who she claims has stolen her jewelry. THE IVORY GRIN. So he takes it but both readers and Archer knows it won't stop at a skip and trace. like Jane Austen playing Dungeons & Dragons with Eragon’s Christopher Paolini.”–Time, on His Majesty’s DragonTragedy has struck His Majesty’s Aerial ... Cuando la pureza converge con la pasión...La niñera Maisy Edmonds montó en cólera cuando un ... Cuando la pureza converge con la pasión...La niñera Maisy Edmonds montó en cólera cuando un Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Book has slight edgewear and sun fading along the spine. The fourth Lew Archer novel. fans of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett. The Chill by Macdonald is in a class of it's own and Black Money, Macdonald's own favorite is considered his F. Scott Fitzgerald inspired masterwork. Highly recommended. A hard-faced woman clad in a blue mink stole and dripping with diamonds hires Lew Archer to track down her former maid, who she claims has stolen her jewelry. Traveling from sleazy motels to stately seaside manors, The Ivory Grin is one of Lew Archer's most violent and macabre cases ever. Without a Prayer. On the downside, it's pretty clear that Macdonald's knowledge of the Af-Am experience fell somewhere between Huggy Bear of Starsky & Hutch and Rog & Rerun on What's Happening!! After three promising but flawed offerings, he hits his stride in this fourth novel. New York, 1968. Traveling from sleazy motels to stately seaside manors, The Ivory Grin is one of Lew Archer's most violent and macabre cases ever. Ross Macdonald was nothing if not a gifted stylist when it came to writing prose. Her motives for finding the maid are plain lies as believable as elephants living in chicken coops. Book very good, with slight wear at spine ends, slight edgewear, dated and signed by previous owner on front paste-down, some fading and discoloration on spine, slight discoloration along edges. But this time I didn't care as much as with the other Archer mysteries. A straightforward old fashioned noir with characters who are alive and as real as anyone you might meet. I keep saying this but Macdonald is a must read for any fan of crime fiction. Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser, Macdonald's spare, controlled narration, built for action and speed, conveys the world through which the action moves and gives it meaning, [bringing] scene and character, however swiftly, before the eye without a blur.”—Eudora Welty, The New York Times Book Review"Archer-Macdonald are working together at their peak, piecing together a most modern American tragedy, making literature out of the thriller form, gazing more clearly the ever into the future as it rolls through the smog.” —Newsweek“Ross Macdonald must be ranked high amongst American thriller-writers.”—Times Literary Supplement. But after private investigator We have new and used copies available, in 5 editions - starting at $1.34. GET WEEKLY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: Email Address Subscribe. The plot with blackmail and murder is as serpentine as any mountain road and as knotty as a hangman's noose. Search books and authors. The Ivory Grin. July 10th 2007 Raymond Chandler. The Ivory Grin (eBook) : Macdonald, Ross : A hard-faced woman clad in a blue mink stole and dripping with diamonds hires Lew Archer to track down her former maid, who she claims has stolen her jewelry. Ask a question. Traveling from sleazy motels to stately seaside manors, The Ivory Grin is one of Lew Archer's most violent and macabre cases ever. A hard-faced woman clad in a blue mink stole and dripping with diamonds hires Lew Archer to track down her former maid, who she claims has stolen her jewelry. Lew Archer plays the good samaritan and picks up a bloodied hitchhiker, he finds himself in town for a few days awaiting a murder inquest. (On Youtube as an audiobook - kudos to the reader.). Maybe three and a half stars. This one dealt with some racial issues and was written in the early fifties so I was worried I was in store for some good ole' fashioned awkwardness but for the most part Macdonald did a good job of not being too preachy but unfortunately his knowledge and ideas about African American's is dicey at best. He ... Las Cruces wasn’t a place most travelers would think to stop. So he takes it but both readers and Archer knows it won't stop at a skip and trace. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Item #003155 First edition, 1952. The Far Side of the Dollar. 'The best entry in the series I've read so far,' says reviewer Still. Be the first to ask a question about The Ivory Grin. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. I have to admit, this book disappointed me. We’d love your help. Some writer who was an admirer of Macdonald said that Macdonald basically wrote the same book over and over yet it's a book you never tire of whatever your mood. Assembled Product Dimensions (L x W x H) 5.25 x 5.75 x 0.75 Inches. Write a review. Traveling from sleazy motels to stately seaside manors, The Ivory Grin is one of Lew Archer's most violent and macabre cases ever. Archer's professional experience tells him that his life will be full of bad work for bad money. That was probably to be expected since I'd just read Chandler and virtually anything is a step down from Chandler so I grabbed the author, the only one I think, who is in the same class as Hammett and Chandler, Ross Macdonald, and read it in less than 48 hrs. But we're talking about 1952 here. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. SHOCK WAVEIt’s as legal to buy as bath salts, but Ivory Wave isn’t for human Reading Macdonald is a wonderful trip to the land of bad boys and girls! (Los Angeles Times). He ranks in the pantheon of crime writing greats with such luminaries as Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and James M. Cain. Highly recommended. The Ivory Grin by Mac Donald, Ross Hired to follow a runaway, Lew Archer soon finds himself trying to solve a mystery involving a beautiful temptress, a mad Detroit mobster, and a young gentleman. We asked Alice Bolin, author of Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession, and journalist-turned-crime novelist Laura... A hard-faced woman clad in a blue mink stole and dripping with diamonds hires Lew Archer to track down her former maid, who she claims has stolen her jewelry. Monday, September 9, 2013. Her motives for finding the maid are plain lies as believable as elephants living in chicken coops. While I love the time capsule atmosphere of post war California in all the books, something is missing in these last two: pulp. 1st Edition. First edition. Be the first to review this item! Continuing to read the Lew Archer novels in order. Ross Macdonald’s Lew Archer is one of the most famous characters in all of detective fiction, and The Ivory Grin quickly shows the reader why. Where does The Ivory Grin rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far? New York, 1952 -- MACDONALD. desconocido intentó llevarse al pequeño huérfano que tenía a su cargo, además de robarle unos besos demasiado escandalosos y explícitos. Travelling from sleazy motels to stately seaside manors, The Ivory Grin is one of Lew Archer's most violent and macabre cases ever. Lewis Archer is hired to track a nurse passing for white and discovers her body in a run down motel. He tracks the wayward maid t… When I began reading Ross Macdonald's Lew Archer novels last year, I built my acquisitions around the three-volume collection published by the Library of America. Bella City, California -- corrupt city on a plain. Get specific details about this product from customers who own it. I enjoyed it but there was something lacking that would've made me love it. Well, after all the sweetness and light of. A morally repugnant client hires Archer to find her runaway black maid. This one at least offers something novel, the work is still bad but the money is good. The Ivory Grin. 1 … (The five-stars here, of course, is relative to the genre..., not to Proust), So I guess Lew Archer is 2-2 with me. I'm on a mission to read the Ross Macdonald Lew Archer series in publication order. A hard-faced woman clad in a blue mink stole and dripping with diamonds hires Lew Archer to track down her former maid, who she claims has stolen her jewelry. A perfect whodunit. Hardcover. Traveling from sleazy motels to stately seaside manors, The Ivory Grin is one of Lew Archer's most violent and macabre cases ever. And we give Archer props for being on the right side of history, unlike any number of other noir writers in the same era who might as well have written under the alias Bull Connor. Bella City oozes atmosphere and I could downright smell it but that doesn’t mean I wanted to hang out there. But it does have a lot of the characteristics--beautifully observed minor characters, sketched with a minimum of fuss, a real placiness about southern CA around 1950. Start by marking “The Ivory Grin (Lew Archer #4)” as Want to Read: Error rating book. The Ivory Grin (Book) : Macdonald, Ross : "A hard-faced woman clad in a blue mink stole and dripping with diamonds hires Lew Archer to track down her former maid, who she claims has stolen her jewelry. / Dust Jacket Included. $13.95. A hard-faced woman clad in a blue mink stole and dripping with diamonds hires Lew Archer to track down her former maid, who she claims has stolen her jewelry. But after private investigator ... Las Cruces wasn’t a place most travelers would think to stop. Before Emmett Till, before the Bus Boycotts, before Brown vs. Board of Education even. wants to find most is innocence: in an ex-war hero who has taken a tough manslaughter rap, in a wealthy woman with a heart full ... Crime fiction master Raymond Chandler's final novel featuring Philip Marlowe, the quintessential urban private eye ... Crime fiction master Raymond Chandler's final novel featuring Philip Marlowe, the quintessential urban private eye Octavo, boards. Bella City oozes atmosphere and I could downright smell it but that doesn’t mean I wanted to hang out there. As several Goodreads reviewers say, it's not the best of the Lew Archer series. It opens with the Elder Weeok sitting in a council lodge, deep in the wilderness of Central Alaska. As several Goodreads reviewers say, it's not the best of the Lew Archer series. Pretty much nothing happened at all. The Ivory Grin is before the author developed more depth and it was perfect for me at the time. On the downside, it's pretty clear that Macdonald's knowledge of the Af-Am experience fell somewhere between Huggy Bear of Starsky & Hutch and Rog & Rerun on What's Happening!! by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. Very good early Archer, with strong, nuanced characters, and a surprisingly even-handed view of race issues—it’s disturbing how relevant the concerns of the black characters are, 65 years later. Perhaps high expectations of Ross MacDonald's stuff is responsible for this book not rocking my world. Helpful. Defense lawyer Bill Gunnarson was making the trip—fast. So I guess Lew Archer is 2-2 with me. Its two greatest strengths are the vividness with which the characters are drawn and the precision with which the multiple plot threads blend together. The Ivory Grin has a great twist at the end. It was kind of obvious who was involved. ... Somebody in Pacific Point is guilty of a kidnapping, but what probation officer Howard Cross ... Somebody in Pacific Point is guilty of a kidnapping, but what probation officer Howard Cross They do seem to run together but his stuff is better than 95% of anything I've read. The Chill by Macdonald is in a class of it's own and Black Money, Macdonald's own favorite is considered his F. Scott Fitzgerald inspired masterwork, Struggled to build some interest in an Adrian McKinty novel, got bogged down. A hard-faced woman clad in a blue mink stole and dripping with diamonds hires Lew Archer to track down her former maid, who she claims has stolen her jewelry. Very Good / Near Fine. I rate most of his work 4 1/2 to 5. Archer's professional experience tells him that his life will be full of bad work for bad money. Lew Archer, the unshockable and Indestructible, sticks with a fairly tight problem which has to do with tracking down a colored girl and later with the … If any writer can be said to have inherited the mantel of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, it was Ross Macdonald. The good news is that Macdonald's racially tinged plot doesn't browbeat us with the politics, unlike, say, every episode of COLD CASE to ever feature an African-American. All the elements are in place for a really fun hard case crime story but this one nearly crumples under its own oppressive vibe. Javascript is not enabled in your browser. [the dead guy being the skeleton in the doctor's office. By . Traveling from sleazy motels to stately seaside manors, The Ivory Grin is one of Lew Archer's most violent and macabre cases ever. This is a novel you have to work at, not just float along with. Traveling from sleazy motels to stately seaside manors, The Ivory Grin is one of Lew Archer's most violent and macabre cases ever.A hard-faced woman clad in a blue mink stole and dripping with diamonds hires Lew Archer to track down her former maid, … The Ivory Grin is a remarkable example of detective fiction. Buy Ivory Grin, the (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard): 4 (Lew Archer) Reprint by Macdonald, Ross (ISBN: 9780307278999) from Amazon's Book Store. That was probably to be expected since I'd just read Chandler and virtually anything is a step down from Chandler so I grabbed the author, the only one I think, who is in the same class as Hammett and Chandler, Ross Macdonald, and read it in less than 48 hrs. It’s All One Case: The Illustrated Ross Macdonald Archives, Killing the 'Dead Girl' Theme in Crime Fiction. COUNTDOWN: Mid-20th Century North American Crime, It didn't take me long to recall that I had read this book but heh, it's Ross Macdonald. That's. It was a long way from the million-dollar Foothill Club to Pelly Street, where grudges Highly recommended. Together 5 volumes, various 8vo sizes, original bindings; dust jackets, some minor wear to … The Ivory Grin That sounds like it might grow up to be a dirty story. Agree. Like Hammett and Chandler, he transcended the genre into good literature. To see what your friends thought of this book, This is the first time Archer went all sociologically profound on our genre-loving asses, and there's pros and cons. THE IVORY GRIN. Traveling from sleazy motels to stately seaside manors, The Ivory Grin is one of Lew Archer's most violent and macabre cases ever.A hard-faced woman clad in a blue mink stole and dripping with diamonds hires Lew Archer to track down her former maid, … Archer can tell he's being fed a line, but curiosity gets the better of him and he accepts the case. This episode of the Ivory Bear Series hurls Mark into adventures filled with danger that Welcome back. Any Ross is great, this being no exception. This one at least offers something novel, the work is still bad but the money is good. The Ivory Grin by Ross Macdonald. Chester Himes could take these stereotypes and give them some flash and panache---mainy by infusing them with anger and aggression---but we're still decades away from the fully dimensioned characters of Walter Mosley's Easy Rawlins. The Ivory Grin Ross Macdonald, Grover Gardner. So far I can't really put my finger on what it was. Buy The Ivory Grin by Ross MacDonald online at Alibris. The Ivory Grin has 9 available editions to buy at Half Price Books Marketplace THE IVORY GRIN starts off with a tension-filled meeting between the protagonist, private eye Lew Archer, and an unpleasant (in attitude and looks), but well-dressed, woman who wants to hire him. Maybe three and a half stars. Share: Description; Author; Info; Reviews; Description. The collection is far from comprehensive, though, which led me to search out copies of the novels missing from them. Customer Q&A. Yellowed pages. 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