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The Moving Target

Pages
424
Published
1949
Language
English

Synopsis

Private investigator Lew Archer is hired to find a missing millionaire in the sun-drenched, corrupt landscape of Southern California. As he digs into the family's secrets, he finds himself caught in a web of kidnapping and murder where no one is truly innocent. This hard-boiled debut established a new kind of detective for the post-war era.

How it reads

Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (1)
Violence