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Character · Lew Archer · 18 books

Lew Archer

Southern California private investigator, divorced and former police officer · Ross Macdonald

Lew Archer is a Southern California private investigator, divorced and a former police officer.

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Character facts

First appearance
The Moving Target (1949)
Latest appearance
The Blue Hammer (1976)
Books
18 (18 as lead)
Series
Lew Archer
Author
Ross Macdonald
Circle
Lew Archer

Where to meet Lew Archer

Lew Archer first appears in The Moving Target (1949), as the lead, book 1 of the Lew Archer series.

Buy The Moving Target

Every book with Lew Archer

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1949LThe Moving Targetlead · Lew ArcherBuy
  2. 1950LThe Drowning Poollead · Lew ArcherBuy
  3. 1951LThe Way Some People Dielead · Lew ArcherBuy
  4. 1952LThe Ivory Grinlead · Lew ArcherBuy
  5. 1954LFind a Victimlead · Lew ArcherBuy
  6. 1956LThe Barbarous Coastlead · Lew ArcherBuy
  7. 1958LThe Doomsterslead · Lew ArcherBuy
  8. 1959LThe Galton Caselead · Lew ArcherBuy
  9. 1961LThe Wycherly Womanlead · Lew ArcherBuy
  10. 1962LThe Zebra-Striped Hearselead · Lew ArcherBuy
  11. 1964LThe Chilllead · Lew ArcherBuy
  12. 1965LThe Far Side of the Dollarlead · Lew ArcherBuy
  13. 1966LBlack Moneylead · Lew ArcherBuy
  14. 1968LThe Instant Enemylead · Lew ArcherBuy
  15. 1969LThe Goodbye Looklead · Lew ArcherBuy
  16. 1971LThe Underground Manlead · Lew ArcherBuy
  17. 1973LSleeping Beautylead · Lew ArcherBuy
  18. 1976LThe Blue Hammerlead · Lew ArcherFalls for a young reporterBuy