Ratings3
Average rating3.7
Series
17 primary books18 released booksLew Archer is a 18-book series with 17 primary works first released in 1949 with contributions by Ross Macdonald.
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I don't understand what all the fuss is about. Successor to Hammett and Chandler? Has neither the toughness of Hammett nor the wisecracking wit of Chandler. Just one unpleasant and seedy event after another, with a “surprise” revelation of the obvious killer. It isn't terrible, just not exceptional.