#Archy mcnally books series

#Archy mcnally books series

Pursuing two seemingly unrelated discrete inquiries-one regarding a catnapping ransom for a 'fat Persian with vile disposition,' : 1 ) the other a series of threatening letters sent to the rich wife of a poet whose first book is called 'The Joy of Flatulence,' : 28 )-Archy spots a link: both the ransom note and the letters were created by the same word processor. But when that dealer is murdered, Archy is plunged into a mystery that will end with suicide, a broken heart, and learning a family secret that he would have liked not to have known about. With a tip from Palm Beach Police Department Sergeant Al Rogoff, Archy speaks to a stamp dealer willing to inquire as to whether the potentially purloined stamps are for sale.

No cynical hardboiled dick, Archy (not 'Arch,' which is more adjective than name) : 278 McNally drives a red Mazda Miata ('one of the first in South Florida' : 5 ), stays in shape by swimming two miles along the Atlantic shore in the late afternoons : 49 ), dresses per local custom ('this is South Florida, where everyone favors pastels') : 2 ), favors frozen daiquiris 'from the June solstice to the September equinox,' : 3 ) and tries to limit his consumption of English Oval cigarettes : 52 ) as he adds daily notes to his private journal : 11 ).Īrchy investigates the disappearance of four rare Inverted Jenny stamps from the estate of McNally and Son client Lady Cynthia Horowitz. Expelled from Yale Law for a youthful indiscretation that involved streaking in a Richard Nixon mask, : 4 Archy McNally is a self-described 'bon vivant, dillettantish detective, and the only man in Palm Beach to wear white tie and tails to dinner at a Pizza Hut.' : 2 : 4 Archy is employed as a private investigator for the firm's clients, often working in tandem with Sergeant Al Rogoff. Thirty-six years of age when the series begins, : 1 Archy lives in his parent's home (a 'third floor suite: bedroom, sitting room, dressing room, bathroom' : 11 ) and is the head (and sole member) of the firm's Discreet Inquiries department. Archy is the Son in the law firm McNally and Son, Attorney. He is the protagonist of thirteen novels, seven by Sanders and six by Vincent Lardo, who took over the series following Sanders' death in 1998.

Archibald 'Archy' McNally is a fictional character created by bestselling novelist Lawrence Sanders.