Lew Archer is a fictional character created by Ross Macdonald. He is a private eye working in Southern California. Initially, he was similar, to the point of being derivative, to Philip Marlowe. However, he eventually broke from that mould, though some similarity remains. His major difference is he is much more sensitive and empathic then the tough Marlowe. He also serves a different function to Marlowe. Raymond Chandler's books were studies of Marlowe's character and code of honor. Macdonald on the other hand used Archer as a lens to explore the relationships of the other characters in the books. A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... Ross MacDonald (born January 24, 1965 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian sailor. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 158,302 sq mi  410,000 km² 250 miles  402. ... Gerald Mohr as Philip Marlowe. ... Raymond Chandler Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) was an American author of crime stories and novels. ...

Books

Novels

• The Moving Target (1949)
• The Drowning Pool (1950)
• The Way Some People Die (1951)
• The Ivory Grin (1952; AKA Marked for Murder)
• Find a Victim (1954)
• The Barbarous Coast (1956)
• The Doomsters (1958)
• The Galton Case (1959)
• The Ferguson Affair (1960)
• The Wycherly Woman (1961)
• The Zebra-Striped Hearse (1962)
• The Chill (1964)
• The Far Side of the Dollar (1965)
• Black Money (1966)
• The Instant Enemy (1968)
• The Goodbye Look (1969)
• The Underground Man (1971)
• Sleeping Beauty (1973)
• The Blue Hammer (1976)

Written in 1950 by Ross Macdonald, Mystery. ... The Way Some People Die is a detective mystery written in 1951 by Ross Macdonald, the third book featuring his private eye, Lew Archer. ...

Short stories

• "Find the Woman" (June 1946, EQMM)
• "The Bearded Lady" (American Magazine, October 1948)
• "The Imaginary Blonde" (February 1953, Manhunt; AKA Gone Girl)
• "The Guilty Ones" (May 1953, Manhunt; AKA The Sinister Habit)
• "The Beat-Up Sister" (October 1953, Manhunt; AKA The Suicide)
• "Guilt-Edged Blonde" ( January 1954, Manhunt)
• "Wild Goose Chase" (Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, July 1954)
• "Midnight Blue" (October 1960, Ed McBain's Mystery Magazine)
• "The Sleeping Dog" (April 1965, Argosy)

in three collections: My Name is Archer, Lew Archer, Private Investigator, and Strangers in Town

Film and TV

Two feature films starring Paul Newman as Lew Harper: Paul Leonard Newman (born January 26, 1925) is an Academy Award-winning American actor and film director. ...

• "Harper" (1966, Jack Smight) from the novel The Moving Target (1949)
• "The Drowning Pool" (1975, Stuart Rosenberg)

(Newman reportedly, and perhaps apocryphally, changed the name to Harper to continue a run of lucky movies beginning with the letter H - The Hustler, Hud... ) Harper is an old English surname that originally belonged to a person who played the harp or who made harps. ... Written in 1950 by Ross Macdonald, Mystery. ...

A TV movie starring Peter Graves:

• "The Underground Man" (1974, Paul Wendkos)

A TV series (NBC) starring Brian Keith: Brian Keith (November 14, 1921 - June 24, 1997) was an American stage, film and television actor. ...

Episode 1: "The Turkish Connection" 30 January 1975

Episode 2: "The Arsonist" 6 February 1975

Episode 3: "The Body Beautiful" 13 February 1975

Episode 4: "Shades of Blue" 20 February 1975

Episode 5: "The Vanished Man" 6 March 1975

Episode 6: "Blood Money" 13 March 1975

External links

• Lew Archer on ThrillingDetective.com