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The Barbarous Coast
- Narrated by: Tom Parker
- Series: Lew Archer, Book 6
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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"Tom Parker reads with great skill, shading primarily by accent rather than by tone or volume....This is an excellent presentation of an excellent crime novel." (AudioFile)
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- R. Reimschuessel
- 06-01-19
Good as it gets
Wonderful performance of a classic noir mystery. Spare writing with a great private eye, who has great psychological and social insight into the people he meets, which makes him a detective with a sympathetic morality. You will love it.
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- Q Garcia
- 06-06-21
Runaway Wife
Classic Archer. Hired to find a runaway wife, Archer stumbles into a past murder, some fresh murders, blackmail , and lots of money.
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- Patrick T. Watson
- 05-30-21
Another gem
Maybe not as many classic one liners as other Archer tales but a really solid storyline, well developed characters and good narration.
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- Mack McKinney
- 04-19-21
Love this!
I'm a fan of the hard-boiled detective, call me nostalgic. MacDonald is a master of it, along with Hammett and Chandler. Barbarous Coast is one of his best for witty dialog, tough-guy private eyes, and hilarious similes. Five stars!
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Bon
- 02-12-21
Good not great
not Ross MacDonald at his best. Performance was good story was ok. It had some great moments but for me at least the conclusion was something of a let down.