Lew Archer Novels (Audio): The Moving Target (Audiobook)

from jastbrown

At this point, I have only read the first eight books (in order) of this Lew Archer series. It feels to me as though he learned how to write an exceptional mystery novel from Raymond Chandler. No crime there.. Chandler, by the end was as good as they get! Macdonald seemed to be feeling his way a ...

from jastbrown

At this point, I have only read the first eight books (in order) of this Lew Archer series. It feels to me as though he learned how to write an exceptional mystery novel from Raymond Chandler. No crime there.. Chandler, by the end was as good as they get! Macdonald seemed to be feeling his way a ...

from brettjames

This is the book that introduces Lew Archer, Ross MacDonald's long running private detective series. I can't tell you how many times I pull the book off the shelf and read the first page to someone. It's hard to compete in the world of hard-boiled private detectives, but MacDonald not only held h...

from datrappert

Could easily be a lost Chandler novel, but MacDonald doesn't write as well, although he certainly tries. His plotting is a lot tighter than Chandler's, but perhaps that works against the overall effectiveness of the story. Chandler writes so well that it doesn't matter if the story makes sense or...

from ffortsa

The consensus was that it is a fundamental example of California noir, imaginatively written, with very distinct characters and setting. I certainly agree. All the tropes about women, money, and the seaminess of LA are present; their congruence makes them integral to the story. And the plight of ...