A House Divided is an exciting introduction to two of the most fascinating players in the American Civil War. Ulysses S. Grant was gruff and sloppy, the son of a hardworking but uneducated man opposed to slavery. Robert E. Lee, a slave owner himself, was a polite, aristocratic Virginia gentleman who descended from the Revolutionary War hero "Light-Horse Harry." Both men studied at West Point but developed very different tactics-Lee proved to be a...

In The Barbarous Coast, Lew Archer's pursuit of a girl who jackknifed too suddenly from high diving to high living leads him to an ex-fighter with an unexplained movie contract, a big-time gambler who died by his own knife, and finally to an answer he would rather not have known.

Lew Archer knows he shouldn't have taken the case, but Alex Kincaid seemed so desperate. Kincaid's loving new bride Dolly has just inexplicably walked out on him, leaving Kincaid more than a little fearful for her sanity and her safety. So Archer reluctantly agreed to help Kincaid find his wife. But what he finds instead is enough to send a chill down anyone's spine—a new fresh corpse and evidence linking Dolly not only to this murder but to a series...

Sleeping Beauty plunges detective Lew Archer into a fascinating and intricate case connected to a disastrous oil spill on the Southern California coast. Ross Macdonald's masterful tale leads his investigator into a load of trouble involving ransom, a lethal dose of Nembutal, the death of a stranger found floating off shore, and three generations of the imposing Lennox family, whose offshore oil platform caused the spill. The young Lennox heiress—glimpsed...

On the first day of Christmas: Lady Miranda Archer accepts a marriage proposal. On the first day of Christmas, fifteen minutes later: Miranda realizes she's made a huge mistake. For the next twelve days: Miranda must find a way out of her engagement-which is harder than it looks, especially since her fiancé is pompous, mean, and desperate for her family's jewels-and convince her true love that all she wants for Christmas is him.

While Archer rots in a cell in Master Darque's manor, it's up to Armstrong to get to New Orleans and save him! As Archer sits in captivity, Darque continues to raise the dead and prepares to consume his soul. Can Armstrong arrive in time to stop Darque? And does he stand a chance against Darque's unspeakable power?

Death has arrived at Archer & Armstrong's doorstep! When a mysterious group of assassins puts Armstrong in their crosshairs, he and Archer must defend their mansion from an all-out assault! But as the duo repel their attackers, an even more dire threat emerges from the unlikeliest of places! Plus, has Archer met the girl of his dreams?

Archer & Armstrong head to the beaches of sunny Florida in a bid to locate Armstrong's lost art collection! But as the duo head underwater in search of the missing possessions, they might find something a little more threatening than buried treasure. Oh, and Armstrong wrestles an alligator in this issue. So there.

Road trip! With their mansion now in ruins, Archer & Armstrong set out on a cross-country trip to retrieve Armstrong's most prized possessions from throughout his incredibly long lifetime! But they'd better move fast, as The Sect is back and on their trail! Meanwhile, Amy makes a shocking discovery about Archer!

Two mob families have gone to war -? and young Obadiah Archer is all that stands between them! But when local mafioso Ethan Rosen tries to reward Armstrong's partner-in-training for saving his life, Archer will need to keep one eye on Rosen ? and the other on his back!