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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.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Ross-MacdonaldRoss Macdonald | Crime Fiction Writer, Detective Novels ...

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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.

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4. www.goodreads.com › author › showRoss Macdonald (Author of The Drowning Pool) - Goodreads

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   • Death Date: July 11, 1983

   • Birth Date: December 13, 1915

   • The Drowning Pool (Lew Archer, #2)
   • The Chill (Lew Archer, #11)
   • The Moving Target (Lew Archer, #1)
   • The Galton Case (Lew Archer, #8)

5. www.nytimes.com › 1983/07/13 › obituariesROSS MACDONALD, NOVELIST, DIES AT 67 - The New York Times

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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...

6. www.bookseriesinorder.com › ross-macdonaldRoss MacDonald - Book Series In Order

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   Ross MacDonald is a Canadian and American author of fiction. It is the pen name of Kenneth Millar. He was born in 1915 and died in 1983. He is the author of crime fiction and mystery novels. He is considered to be one of the masters when it comes to the genre of hard boiled mystery, along with Raymond Chandler and Dashell Hammet.

7. crimereads.com › ross-macdonald-revivalThe Evolution of Ross Macdonald ‹ CrimeReads

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   Aug 24, 2018 · How a family crisis and three novels changed the course of crime fiction and the author's vision of justice and mercy. Learn about Ross Macdonald's personal and professional journey, his signature character Lew Archer, and his legacy in the Library of America collection.

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   Who is Ross Macdonald?

   • For more information, read the guide to deletion. Ross Stewart MacDonald (born 6 June 1989) is an English musician who came to prominence as a founding member and bassist of the pop rock band the 1975. MacDonald spent his formative years in Macclesfield, Cheshire, and attended Wilmslow High School.

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   How did Ross MacDonald die?

   • 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 Santa Barbara, Calif. He was 67 years old. The writer, whose real name was Kenneth Millar, died in the Pine Crest nursing home.

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   How did John MacDonald get his name?

   • At first, the author used his father's first two names, John Macdonald, as a nom de plume, but to avoid confusion with the mystery writer John D. Macdonald, he changed the pseudonym to John Ross Macdonald and ultimately dropped the ''John.'' It was ''The Moving Target,'' his first Archer novel, that bore the ''Ross Macdonald''signature.

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   Why is Ross Macdonald important?

   • 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.

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9. www.wikiwand.com › en › Ross_MacdonaldRoss Macdonald - Wikiwand

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   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.