The Novels of Ross Macdonald by Michael Kreyling. In his examination of Ross Macdonald's eighteen Lew Archer novels, Michael Kreyling suggests that this widely read author elevated a popular genre from the plateau reached by Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler to a level of sophistication yet to be surpassed. Including in his study such early volumes as Ivory Grin and … [Read more...]

This is great biography about Ross Macdonald, which, in spite of Amazon.com, is spelled Macdonald not MacDonald. Written by Tom Nolan. When he died in 1983, Ross Macdonald was the best-known and most highly regarded crime-fiction writer in America. Long considered the rightful successor to the mantles of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, Ross Macdonald and his Lew … [Read more...]