This author was a prolific creator of suspenseful mysteries and thrillers, earning widespread acclaim for his masterful command of the genre. His works frequently delve into complex themes, celebrated for their engaging narratives and intricate plotting. The author skillfully crafted memorable characters and worlds, drawing readers into webs of tension and intrigue. His extensive catalog spans multiple series and standalone novels, showcasing a versatile talent that captivated a vast readership.
Focusing on product and service differentiation, this book explores essential activities and learning methodologies that drive successful innovation. It emphasizes the integration of technology in entrepreneurial efforts, particularly in business planning and creative processes. By examining "learning about" and "learning by doing," the text illustrates how these approaches enhance creative innovation. It also highlights the importance of a robust supply chain and brand strength in achieving effective market differentiation for new products and services.
Claudia Lester is a blonde with a problem: she needs someone to give a blackmailer fifty thousand dollars. But when Archy wakes up with a bump on his head both Claudia and the money have disappeared. The other person who wants to find Claudia is Decimus Fortesque, an eccentric Palm Beach character known for his even more eccentric collecting habits. The fifty thousand dollars turned out to be his - and he thinks that Claudia may be in possession of both his money and a long-lost work by Truman Capote. When Fortesque offers to hire him to find Claudia, Archy can't resist - and falls over the first corpse in the case.
The master storyteller's most searing novel of lust, corruption, and power.Only Lawrence Sanders could have created this saga of a family that breaks all the rules -- both God's and man's. Moving from the seventies to the nineties, Guilty Pleasures invites readers into the affluent arena of shocking acts and stunning revelations that is the South Florida world of the Folsby clan. Emmet Richard Folsby: Founder of a mighty publishing empire, a patriarch to be admired -- with one unspeakable exception... Constance Louise Folsby: Emmet's wife and cofounder of the empire, now an invalid dying by degrees -- resolutely blind to the moral missteps of those she cares for... Barbara Ann Folsby: The wildcat daughter -- a fiercely ambitious businesswoman -- inexorably lured to love at its most forbidden... Brett Sherwood Folsby: The dashing playboy son, his sister's most bitter antagonist -- and a man with sexual secrets of his own... Through two decades, the Folsbys embrace their checkered destinies as Barbara and Brett battle for future control of the empire -- never guessing that a trusted family friend with a hidden agenda is quietly manipulating them all.... Lawrence Sanders's Guilty Pleasures flawlessly blends suspense and scandal to create a unique reading experience that jolts even as it fascinates.
When not wining, dining, or driving his fire-engine red Miata around Palm Beach, Archy keeps discreet tabs on the wealthy clients of his father's law firm. Then one day, Edythe Westmore, a well-to-do widow, considers buying a Faberge Imperial Egg and all hell breaks loose
Hiram Gottschalk is a wealthy widower with a paranoid son and heir, twisted twin daughters, and shady employees. Owner of bird store Parrots Unlimited, he hires Archy McNally and sidekick Binky for protection. But he is stabbed in his sleep; two clerks are killed in the Everglades. Who has the motive?
While trying to find out which of the Forsythe clan has been stealing the family jewels, Archie McNally must fend off all the Forsythe women who have been throwing themselves at him.
Never before in print, Private Pleasures is the sizzling new shocker from Lawrence Sanders, the bestselling master of sinfully daring suspense. A woman's love and a man's lust spark the ultimate chemical reaction...when a brilliant scientist taps into the animal urges that stir within us all. The ingredients are sex and violence. The combination is wildly explosive. And when the secret falls into the wrong hands, the outrageous consequences are pure Lawrence Sanders!
Archy McNally, the urbane sleuth introduced in McNally's Secret, returns with another case set among Florida's wealthy. Archy has to discover the connection between the kidnap of an unpleasant pet cat, Peaches, and the obscene letters received by a harmless heiress which threaten a slow death.
