McNally's Dare (The Archy McNally Series Book 12)
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McNally's Dare (The Archy McNally Series Book 12)

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“Lawrence Sanders has honed a voice for Archy McNally that is wonderfully infectious. You can’t help falling for him!” — The Washington Times Lawrence Sanders (1920–1998) was the New York Times bestselling author of more than forty mystery and suspense novels. The Anderson Tapes, completed when he was fifty years old, received an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for best first novel. His prodigious oeuvre encompasses the Edward X. Delaney, Archy McNally, and Timothy Cone series, along with his acclaimed Commandment books. Stand-alone novels include Sullivan's Sting and Caper. Sanders remains one of America’s most popular novelists, with more than fifty million copies of his books in print.

Features & Highlights

  • If anyone can connect a dead waiter in a pool, a deceased duchess, and a possibly phony heir, it’s the Palm Beach PI—in this
  • New York Times
  • bestseller.
  • Malcolm MacNiff’s annual Tennis Everyone!fundraiser is the high point of the Palm Beach season. But the glittering A-list event hits rock bottom when a waiter is found floating face down in the pool.  Archy McNally instantly suspects foul play. No sooner are his fears confirmed than he has another mystery to solve. Society’s abuzz over the recent arrival of Lance Talbot from Switzerland to claim his half-billion inheritance from his grandmother’s estate, but some claim that Talbot’s a fraud. It falls to McNally to sift through the clues and uncover a murderous scam that stretches from the snowy Alps all the way to sunny Florida.

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Not bad.

Not a bad story, but doesn't the quite zip or panache of the earlier stories. One of the problems that come from getting a ghost writer to finish unfinished novels.
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What A Book!

Archy is a terrific hero. He downplays his intelligence but still comes out looking like a wizard. Some of the twists and turns take a good mind to follow but you never lose interest in the shenanigans.
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I love the "Archie" books .

They have enough plot to entertain but won't keep you up. These things have.been fun.. I read them all when they came out. I'm also old enough to forget them so I can read them again They are harmless fun plus they keep me away from the wretched TV. It's like recommending. Ice cream. What's not to like?
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McNally's Dare (The Archy McNally Series)

The dowager duchess of Palm Beach dies, leaving behind a fabulous fortune and a handsome young heir-though Archy McNally has his doubts about the boy's bona fides. — When a young waiter working Malcolm "Nifty" MacNiff's annual Tennis Everyone! benefit is found dead in Nifty's otherwise pristine swimming pool, it's Archy McNally, South Florida's most famous Discreet Inquirer, who rushes in to salvage the town's reputation and solve the un-fortunate crime. Palm Beach is already in a tizzy over the arrival of its newest millionaire, Lance Talbot, just in from Switzerland to claim his inheritance after the demise of his grandmother. There are those who believe Lance an imposter, and who he is-and was-becomes more of an enigma as Archy traces Lance's progress from the snowy Alps to the sands of Palm Beach. If he isn't the true heir, who is he? And who is the alluring Baroness Holga von Brecht, who is old enough to be his mother but claims to be his lover? When an old school chum of Holga's is made redundant, Archy must make some daring choices to snare a double murderer. "A madman thinks he has the perfect crime. He has done it before and no one has stopped him. He can do it again, or can he? Very good book. A real page turner". Worth the time.
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Loved it

Great book. I would recommend it to every man, woman and child on the planet and perhaps the universe. Amen
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HAVE ENJOYED THEM ALL

easy, fun read as always. Sorry to see I'm close to the end of the series...will miss Archy and the gang.
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McNally's finest

Great book makes you laugh outloud - you can just see the charactors Sanders brings them to life before your eyes.
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Great read!

As always, Arch McNally saves the day! These books are a must read for anyone that likes a touch of humor with your mystery!
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Gotta love Archie

A great book for fans of Archie. How does he do it? Only Archie knows. I strongly recommend this book.
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Not his best work

This is my first 3 star rating for Vincent Lardo. The plot had some good parts but I feel the author was reaching a little too much with many of the particulars. What really turned me off was the amount of spelling errors in the book. For such an accomplished author I am appalled. Are there no longer proof readers around to catch these before going to print?