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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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- July 11, 1983
- 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)
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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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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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.
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Mar 12, 1999 · Ross Macdonald. Tom Nolan. 4.35. 136 ratings32 reviews. When he died in 1983, Ross Macdonald was the best-known and most highly regarded crime-fiction writer in America.
