A review by jakewritesbooks
Coasta barbară by Ross Macdonald

4.0

Ross Macdonald's Lew Archer series is perfectly designed for me: a well-crafted mystery, a good PI that isn't Superman and doesn't constantly mention his battles with alcohol/women/The War, a setting that feels tangible without clever description, comments about society that don't sermonize, and great dialogue. The Barbarous Coast hits the same beats as the other three I read, and hopefully the others I will read. Perhaps that kind of repetition would bother some, and maybe it will grow old when I've nearly completed the series. But for now, it feels so refreshing to read a solid private eye series that doesn't make me OD on testosterone.