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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.
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 in...
Sep 15, 2017 · Macdonald thinks about drug abuse, racial and ethnic discrimination, the long-term emotional effects of incarceration, the despoiled environment, and income inequality.
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.
Book 2. The Drowning Pool. by Ross Macdonald. 3.94 · 7,104 Ratings · 320 Reviews · published 1950 · 90 editions. When a millionaire matriarch is found floating fac… Want to Read. Rate it: Book 3. The Way Some People Die. by Ross Macdonald. 4.03 · 2,908 Ratings · 248 Reviews · published 1951 · 54 editions.
Ross Macdonald was the main pseudonym used by 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.
