---
title: "The Instant Enemy"
author: "Ross Macdonald"
genre: "Comics & Graphic Novels, Noir Detective Mystery"
category: "Fiction"
themes: "Enemies and Confrontation;Dysfunctional/Toxic Family Dynamics;The American Suburbs and Setting;Moral Ambiguity/Catharsis"
isbn_13: "9780307772909"
isbn_10: "030777290X"
asin: "B000P192T4"
bnid: "1007877580"
amazon_link: "https://www.amazon.com/Instant-Enemy-Ross-MacDonald/dp/B000P192T4"
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bn_link: "https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-instant-enemy-ross-macdonald/1007877580"
source_url: "https://marciebooks.co/?search=The%20Instant%20Enemy"
data_license: "CC BY-NC 4.0"
---

# The Instant Enemy

## Context
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