Ross Macdonald

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

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

Brat Pack 1980s superstars Judd Nelson and Ally Sheedy reunite in this adaptation of the 1947 novel by Ross Macdonald. When the mayor of Blue City, Fla., is murdered, it's up to his tough-as-nails son, Billy Turner (Nelson), to crack the case. Billy isn't averse to backing himself up with his fists, but when it comes to finding his father's killer, he's prepared to take down anyone in his way in the corrupt Southern town.

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