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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...
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.
Aug 17, 2017 · Major works: The Galton Case • The Chill • The Underground Man. Kenneth Millar, who published most of his novels under the name Ross Macdonald, was a master of all the kinds of devices and deceptions on which mystery fiction depends.
Writer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Crime novelist and creator of the private eye Lew Archer, Ross MacDonald is often linked to his predecessors Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler as a master of the "hard-boiled" school of detective fiction, but MacDonald added a psychological depth and a unity of theme which was unique.
John Ross McDonald. J.R. McDonald. Mini Bio. Crime novelist and creator of the private eye Lew Archer, Ross MacDonald is often linked to his predecessors Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler as a master of the "hard-boiled" school of detective fiction, but MacDonald added a psychological depth and a unity of theme which was unique.
Apr 21, 2015 · Revisiting A Suburbia-Gone-Sour In Ross Macdonald's Crime Fiction A reissue of four of the detective writer's 1950s novels excavates the dark depths of California's suburban decay. Maureen ...
Biography. Ross MacDonald first represented Canada at the Olympics in the Star Class in 1988 where, alongside his older brother Bruce, he finished sixth. After teaming up with Eric Jespersen in 1991, Ross gained national fame by capturing a bronze medal in the event at the 1992 Summer Olympics, clinching their podium spot in the final race.
