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Ross MacDonald may refer to: Ross MacDonald (musician), musician with The 1975. Ross MacDonald (sailor), Canadian sailor. Ross Macdonald, American-Canadian writer of crime fiction. Category: Human name disambiguation pages.
Apr 24, 2024 · Ross Macdonald (born Dec. 13, 1915, Los Gatos, Calif., U.S.—died July 11, 1983, Santa Barbara, Calif.) was an American mystery writer who is credited with elevating the detective novel to the level of literature with his compactly written tales of murder and despair.
December 13, 1915. Died. July 11, 1983. Genre. Mystery & Thrillers. edit data. Ross Macdonald is the pseudonym of the American-Canadian writer of crime fiction Kenneth Millar. He is best known for his series of hardboiled novels set in southern California and featuring private detective Lew Archer.
Jul 13, 1983 · Ross Macdonald, whose tightly written novels about the hard-boiled private eye Lew Archer lifted the modern detective novel to the level of literature, died of Alzheimer's disease Monday night...
Ross Macdonald was the main pseudonym used by the American-Canadian writer of crime fiction Kenneth Millar ( / ˈmɪlər /; December 13, 1915 – July 11, 1983). He is best known for his series of hardboiled novels set in Southern California and featuring private detective Lew Archer.
Jan 5, 2019 · Analysis of Ross Macdonald’s Novels. By NASRULLAH MAMBROL on January 5, 2019 • ( 1 ) Ross Macdonald’s (1915–1983) twenty-four novels fall fairly neatly into three groups: Those in which Lew Archer does not appear form a distinct group, and the Archer series itself, which may be separated into two periods.
Aug 24, 2018 · Ross Macdonald was a master at bringing those connections to life. In Macdonald’s world, no violent crime takes place in a vacuum; every act of violence has roots in the past; and the integrity of the justice system depends on understanding those connections.
