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The novelist worked on this book throughout 1968, considering several titles. Three newly discovered mysteries by ross macdonald, edited by his biographer, tom nolan. From his vantage point in southern californiaand through the eyes of his great creation, private eye lew archerross macdonald the pseudonymn of kenneth millar fashions a haunting, startlingly immediate vision of modern america. Sign up for our newsletter, free story of the week, and more. Ross macdonald is the main pseudonym that was used by the american canadian writer of. Private eye lew archer finds himself the confidant of a wealthy, violent family with a load of trouble on their hands including an oil spill, a missing girl, a lethal dose of nembutal, a six figure ransom and a stranger afloat, face down, off a private beach. This is one of the last books in the lew archer series, the last one being the.
Ross macdonald was the pen name of americancanadian author kenneth millar 19151983. Publication date 19840601 topics nonclassifiable, nonfiction general publisher bantam. Ross macdonald books list of books by author ross macdonald. Below is a list of ross macdonalds books in order of when they were originally published and in chronological order. Ross macdonald s the goodbye look is an intricate crime novel that keeps you guessing until the last page. The most unusual story that brought ross macdonald mainstream success. If any writer can be said to have inherited the mantle of dashiell hammett and raymond chandler, it is ross macdonald. The correspondence of eudora welty and ross macdonald 2015. Ross macdonald book also available for read online, mobi, docx and mobile and kindle reading. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
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