A review by constantreader471
The Blue Hammer by Ross Macdonald

4.0

4 stars for a classic hard boiled PI mystery. California PI Lew Archer is hired to find a missing picture. Then someone connected to the missing painting is murdered. Archer tracks down more clues as far afield as Arizona. There is a connection to a murder that took place in 1943 Arizona, more than 30 years ago. Archer slowly puts it all together, peeling back secrets and lies, like peeling an onion.
One quote on Archer's self description: "My chosen study was other men, hunted men in rented rooms, aging boys clutching at manhood, before night fell and they grew suddenly old."
This was a used book purchase, and a short easy 3 day read.