Yes, MrT, I was thinking of Ross Macdonald when I read that
paragraph, too. Joy
<<What I'm talking about is that the books all
seem
> to involve a mystery that relates to some
wealthy
> family with a dark secret in the
past.>>
>
> Well, if Ross Macdonald did it, everybody can do
it,
> particularly a brilliant writer like Burke.
Actually,
> Macdonald had two strands: the lost daughter and the
dark
> family secret (or secrets). Stephen Greenleaf has
done some
> of the same themes, excellently.
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