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Find a Victim: A Lew Archer Novel: Lew Archer Series, Book 5
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Though it doesn't have much of a title, this Lew Archer whodunit finds the gumshoe stopping over in a small town for an inquest. The seemingly quiet community reveals itself to be a hive of incest, corruption, dope dealing, and stolen booze. All in a day's work for a hard-boiled private investigator. This 1954 volume is for all mystery collections.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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“The writing is incisive and perceptive…forceful and fast-past…powerful and personal…a strange and haunting blend.”–The New York Times Book Review
“[Ross Macdonald] carried form and style about as far as they would go, writing classic family tragedies in the guise of private detective mysteries.”–The Guardian
“[Ross Macdonald] carried form and style about as far as they would go, writing classic family tragedies in the guise of private detective mysteries.”–The Guardian
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I've read about a dozen of Macdonald's Lew Archer novels, and this is one of the best. A very straight but nonetheless surprising plot, a mesmerizing, melancholic and brutal atmosphere, and an ending which reminds you of plays by Eugene O'Neill.
Archer comes into a town which is going downhill after an earthquake a couple of years ago. He finds a dying man, and from then on he is the stranger who has to stand up against everyone, including the local sheriff and a brutal gang. The language is even more beautiful than in some other Archer-novels, and there is more sex and action, too, including a shoot out in a ghost town in the mountains. The way Macdonald combines scenes like that with a moving psychological drama is just brilliant. It could be made into a great play, a graphic novel or a movie easily. You'll love it.
Archer comes into a town which is going downhill after an earthquake a couple of years ago. He finds a dying man, and from then on he is the stranger who has to stand up against everyone, including the local sheriff and a brutal gang. The language is even more beautiful than in some other Archer-novels, and there is more sex and action, too, including a shoot out in a ghost town in the mountains. The way Macdonald combines scenes like that with a moving psychological drama is just brilliant. It could be made into a great play, a graphic novel or a movie easily. You'll love it.
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Sex, murder, treachery.
23. November 2004
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Find a Victim is a classic example of California noir. While driving from L.A. to Sacramento, ace private eye Lew Archer stumbles upon a city known as Las Cruces where sordid secrets abound. Archer is a card carrying member of the hardboiled school of criminal investigation. He's a tough customer who can take a beating as well as render one if necessary.
Early in the narrative, a truck driver is murdered. As Archer seeks to solve this particular crime, he soon learns of a complex web of betrayal and deceit which binds together a number of Las Cruces' citizens.
This novel is about the seemier side of life. Illicit sex is a recurring theme, as are greed and jealousy.
MacDonald uses a highly descriptive type of prose, much of which is quite artfully written. And there are several distinct subplots which are all tied together at the story's dramatic conclusion. Though I found the narrative to be more convoluted than necessary, I have no trouble recommending Find a Victim to anyone who likes their mysteries hardboiled.
Early in the narrative, a truck driver is murdered. As Archer seeks to solve this particular crime, he soon learns of a complex web of betrayal and deceit which binds together a number of Las Cruces' citizens.
This novel is about the seemier side of life. Illicit sex is a recurring theme, as are greed and jealousy.
MacDonald uses a highly descriptive type of prose, much of which is quite artfully written. And there are several distinct subplots which are all tied together at the story's dramatic conclusion. Though I found the narrative to be more convoluted than necessary, I have no trouble recommending Find a Victim to anyone who likes their mysteries hardboiled.
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Detective fiction at its finest
19. Februar 2010
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This book is regarded as one of MacDonald's lesser works as certain parts of the storyline appear contrived and a little in the pulp fiction territory of the day (eg the book starts off with Lew Archer driving along a highway and finding a man shot and needing help), I can understand this sentiment and in relation to MacDonald's other Archer books, this novel is weaker but it is still highly acceptable.
The Lew Archer series dealt with the sins of the past catching up on families and what could happen if people tried to eradicate those past sins.
It is not ultra-violent and there are no scenes in the books that make you wish you hadn't read them (unlike some crime books today). It is simply the best detective fiction ever written.
The Lew Archer series dealt with the sins of the past catching up on families and what could happen if people tried to eradicate those past sins.
It is not ultra-violent and there are no scenes in the books that make you wish you hadn't read them (unlike some crime books today). It is simply the best detective fiction ever written.
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Remember the good Samaritan?
4. Juni 2010
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"He was the ghastliest hitchhiker who ever thumbed me." This is the opening sentence of Ross MacDonald's Find a Victim. The victim is the driver of a truck load of alcohol which has been hijacked, he doesn't make it to hospital and Lew Archer is off on another mission. Find a client, find a crook, seek justice. These goals and being beaten up are central to the normal Lew Archer mission. There is no shortage of damsels in distress. As things move along we begin to see that things are more complex than they seem, and Ross MacDonald generously lest us spot the real villains a bit before Lew works it out. 215 action packed pages. Will Lew find true love?
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