The Ferguson Affair Author:Ross Macdonald Ella Barker's troubles began when she got caught hocking a hot diamond that linked up with a rash of recent robberies. Lawyer Bill Gunnarson's troubles began when he took her case and the corpses that came with it. The clues led Gunnarson to one former starlet, her oil millionaire husband, a pretty-boy lifeguard, and one undeniable fact:... more » getting shot at wasn't in his line of duty, but Gunnarson could stop a slug with the best of them.« less