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   2 days ago · Ross Macdonald 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. Though born in California, Millar spent almost all his youth in Canada. He studied at Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate.

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3. 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)

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

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   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.

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

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   Complete order of Ross MacDonald books in Publication Order and Chronological Order.

7. www.goodreads.com › series › 61354Lew Archer Series by Ross Macdonald - Goodreads

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8. 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 in...

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   Who is Ross Macdonald?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. 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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   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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   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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   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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10. 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. He is best known for his series of hardboiled novels set in Southern California and featuring private detective Lew Archer.