Having read all the Lew Archer novels and most of the Lew Archer short stories, I bought this book hoping to have one last fix of Lew. I have to say I was a tad underwhelmed. These three "newly discovered" stories are far from Macdonald's best. The first tale, 'Death by Water', is a Joe Rogers tale (the proto-Lew Archer) and was written long before Macdonald had refined his style. The other two tales are 'Strangers in Town' and 'The Angry Man.' The story 'Strangers in Town is effectively an early draft of the novel 'The Ivory Grin' and the short story 'Gone Girl.' 'The Angry Man' is an early draft of the novel 'The Doomsters.' This book will no doubt be useful to those with an "academic" interest in the literary development of Lew Archer, but if you've read all the novels and are looking for one last fix of real Lew, I'd recommend getting a copy of 'The Name is Archer' from Amazon. ( )