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Ross Macdonald
AuthorBooks · Second hand1915-1983
Kenneth Millar, known mainly by the pseudonym Ross Macdonald, was an American-Canadian writer of crime fiction. He is best known for his series of hardboiled novels set in Southern California and featuring private detective Lew Archer. Since the 1970s, Macdonald's works have received attention in academic circles for their psychological depth, sense of place, use of language, sophisticated imagery and integration of philosophy into genre fiction. Brought up in the province of Ontario, Canada, Macdonald eventually settled in the state of California, where he died in 1983.
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About Ross Macdonald
Birth
1915
Death
1983
First book
1944
Years writing
82
Kenneth Millar, known mainly by the pseudonym Ross Macdonald, was an American-Canadian writer of crime fiction. He is best known for his series of hardboiled novels set in Southern California and featuring private detective Lew Archer. Since the 1970s, Macdonald's works have received attention in academic circles for their psychological depth, sense of place, use of language, sophisticated imagery and integration of philosophy into genre fiction. Brought up in the province of Ontario, Canada, Macdonald eventually settled in the state of California, where he died in 1983.
Ross Macdonald is the primary pseudonym of the writer Kenneth Millar.
His work is famous for the detective novels featuring Lew Archer.
His stories are noted for their psychological depth and the integration of philosophy into crime fiction.
Although born in Los Gatos, he grew up in Ontario before settling permanently in California.
He is recognized for his mastery in portraying the landscape and atmosphere of Southern California.
