The first book in Ross Macdonald's acclaimed Lew Archer series introduces the detective who redefined the role of the American private eye and gave the crime novel a psychological depth and moral complexity only hinted at before.
Like many Southern California millionaires, Ralph Sampson keeps odd company. There's the sun-worshipping holy man whom Sampson once gave his very own mountain; the fading actress with sidelines in astrology and S&M. Now one of Sampson's friends may have arranged his kidnapping.
As Lew Archer follows the clues from the canyon sanctuaries of the megarich to jazz joints where you get beaten up between sets, The Moving Target blends sex, greed, and family hatred into an explosively readable crime novel.
| ISBN: | 9780375701467 |
| Publication date: | 3rd March 1998 |
| Author: | Ross Macdonald |
| Publisher: | Vintage Crime/Black Lizard an imprint of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 245 pages |
| Series: | Vintage crime/Black Lizard |
| Genres: |
Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction Thriller: organised crime Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives |
The first book in Ross Macdonald's acclaimed Lew Archer series introduces the detective who redefined the role of the American private eye and gave the crime novel a psychological depth and moral complexity only hinted at before.
Like many Southern California millionaires, Ralph Sampson keeps odd company. There's the sun-worshipping holy man whom Sampson once gave his very own mountain; the fading actress with sidelines in astrology and S&M. Now one of Sampson's friends may have arranged his kidnapping.
As Lew Archer follows the clues from the canyon sanctuaries of the megarich to jazz joints where you get beaten up between sets, The Moving Target blends sex, greed, and family hatred into an explosively readable crime novel.
The Moving Target features in the following genres: Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Thriller: organised crime, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives
The Moving Target is available in Paperback
The Moving Target was written by Ross Macdonald and published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard an imprint of Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
The Moving Target has 245 pages
Yes it is part of Vintage crime/Black Lizard series