THE DOOMSTERS: A Lew Archer Title by Macdonald, Ross (Millar, Kenneth ) - 1958

N.Y.: Alfred A Knopf Inc: A Borzoi Book, 1958. First edition, so stated. Jacket art by Bill English. Purple patterned paper boards with white spine labels stamped in black. light bumps to top corners, else fine book in dust jacket, not price clipped, $2.95 price intact, xsmalltear at front, very lightly chipped at head, rear panel and flap lightly soiled. A very nice copy of this important work. Hired by Carl Hallman, the desperate-eyed junkie scion of an obscenely wealthy political dynasty, detective Lew Archer investigates the suspicious deaths of his parents, Senator Hallman and his wife Alicia. Arriving in the sleepy town of Purissima, Archer discovers that orange groves may be where the Hallmans made their mint, but they’ve has been investing heavily in political intimidation and police brutality to shore up their rancid wealth. However, after years of dastardly double-crossing and low down dirty-dealing, the family seem to be on the receiving end of a karmic death-blow. With two dead already and another consigned to the nuthouse, Archer races to crack the secret before another Hallman lands on the slab.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by English, Bill. Book.