Fictional character
Archibald "Archy" McNally is a fictional character created by bestselling novelist Lawrence Sanders. He is the protagonist of thirteen novels, seven by Sanders and six by Vincent Lardo, who took over the series following Sanders' death in 1998. Archy is the "Son" in the law firm "McNally and Son, Attorney". Thirty-six years of age when the series begins, Archy lives in his parents' home (a "third floor suite: bedroom, sitting room, dressing room, bathroom") and is the head (and sole member) of the firm's "Discreet Inquiries" department. Archy is employed as a private investigator for the firm's clients, often working in tandem with Sergeant Al Rogoff. Expelled from Yale Law for a youthful indiscretation that involved streaking in a Richard Nixon mask, Archy McNally is a self-described "bon vivant, dillettantish detective, and the only man in Palm Beach to wear white tie and tails to dinner at a Pizza Hut."
No cynical hardboiled dick, Archy (not "Arch," which is more adjective than name) McNally drives a red Mazda Miata ("one of the first in South Florida"), stays in shape by swimming two miles along the Atlantic shore in the late afternoons), dresses per local custom ("this is South Florida, where everyone favors pastels")), favors frozen daiquiris "from the June solstice to the September equinox,") and tries to limit his consumption of English Oval cigarettes) as he adds daily notes to his private journal).
Setting.
The primary setting of the McNally series is Palm Beach, Florida. Recurring locations within that setting include the following: 
Characters.
Recurring characters in the series include the following:
References.
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