{"product_id":"the-moving-target-paperback-1","title":"The Moving Target - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoss MacDonald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book in Ross Macdonald's acclaimed Lew Archer series introduces the detective who redefined the role of the American private eye and gave the crime novel a psychological depth and moral complexity only hinted at before. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike many Southern California millionaires, Ralph Sampson keeps odd company. There's the sun-worshipping holy man whom Sampson once gave his very own mountain; the fading actress with sidelines in astrology and S\u0026amp;M. Now one of Sampson's friends may have arranged his kidnapping. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Lew Archer follows the clues from the canyon sanctuaries of the megarich to jazz joints where you get beaten up between sets, \u003cb\u003eThe Moving Target\u003c\/b\u003e blends sex, greed, and family hatred into an explosively readable crime novel.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike many Southern California millionaires, Ralph Sampson keeps odd company. There's the sun-worshipping holy man whom Sampson once gave his very own mountain; the fading actress with sidelines in astrology and S\u0026amp;M. Now one of Sampson's friends may have arranged his kidnapping. \u003cbr\u003eAs Lew Archer follows the clues from the canyon sanctuaries of the megarich to jazz joints where you get beaten up between sets, The Moving Target blends sex, greed, and family hatred into an explosively readable crime novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoss Macdonald's real name was Kenneth Millar. Born near San Francisco in 1915 and raised in Ontario, Canada, Millar returned to the U.S. as a young man and published his first novel in 1944. He served as the president of the Mystery Writers of America and was awarded their Grand Master Award as well as the Mystery Writers of Great Britain's Gold Dagger Award. He died in 1983.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 7.97 x 5.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227808153849,"sku":"9780375701467","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/UVVHcEpvZW1JWm9ORTZLWkdQVnNLdz09_fdc3f14e-f278-44bd-8a3b-c2e46febc962.webp?v=1768285560","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-moving-target-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}