The Barbarous Coast by Ross MacDonald

The Barbarous Coast

Lew Archer #6

Ross MacDonald

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fiction crime mystery mysterious reflective fast-paced
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Ross Macdonald is one of the "Big Three" in American hard-boiled detective fiction, along with Chandler and Hammett. In The Barbarous Coast, tough, thoughtful private eye Lew Archer pursues a girl who jackknifed too suddenly from high diving to hi...

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Community Reviews

3.71
based on 138 reviews

Moods

dark: 100%

mysterious: 100%

tense: 60%

adventurous: 40%

emotional: 20%

funny: 20%


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Strong character development?

25% of readers chose Complicated
75% of readers chose No
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Loveable characters?

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