Black Lizard / Vintage Crime #28 for 2025...

"The Far Side of the Dollar", by Ross MacDonald, published in 1965.

The Far Side of the Dollar is the 12th detective novel by Ross Macdonald to feature his private eye, Lew Archer.  A condensed version was published by Cosmopolitan in 1964; in 1965 the full version appeared in the US.

The novel received the 1965 Gold Dagger Award in the UK and was nominated in the US for the 1966 Edgar Awards. But, though stylistically excellent, later critics have found its characterisation unsatisfactory. 

First Snow of the Year, began yesterday afternoon and continued into early morning.