Ross Macdonald

Returning to the small Florida town where he grew up, Billy Turner learns that his father has been killed. With little help from the police, Billy will take matters into his own hands and go up against a ruthless local mob boss in a desperate search to find the killer.

Mentally tortured photojournalist attempts to track down his wife's murderer.

Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.

A private detective goes after the kidnappers of his ex-girlfriend's son and becomes involved in a series of murders.

Harper is a cynical private eye in the best tradition of Bogart. He even has Bogie's Baby hiring him to find her missing husband, getting involved along the way with an assortment of unsavory characters and an illegal-alien smuggling ring.

Тайна (Russia, 1992) "Private detective Sam Patrick [alias for Lew Archer] investigates the mystery of disappeared jewel-box in house of Garry Shtemmer. Trail of murders makes this case more and more embarrassed." (IMDb) Based on the novel "The Goodbye Look" by Ross Macdonald

Based on the short story by Ross Macdonald, made in 2002. "a black and white short from Cape Town International Film School, was winner of the 2002 Stone Award." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name_Is_Archer#Contents

Promotional behind-the-scenes look at 'The Drowning Pool' (1975).

Detective Lew Archer tries to solve the case of a missing wealthy man whose bride made off with his family's fortune.