Ross MacDonald
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born
December 13, 1915
died
July 11, 1983
gender
male
place of birth
The United States
genre
Mystery & Thrillers
about this author
Kenneth Millar wrote under the pen name Ross MacDonald. He received the Shamus Lifetime Achievment Award, "The Eye", in 1982. He was married to author Margaret Millar.
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The Drowning Pool by Ross MacDonald avg rating 3.83 — 206 ratings — published 1972 16 editions |
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The Chill by Ross MacDonald avg rating 4.10 — 161 ratings — published 1963 18 editions |
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The Galton Case by Ross MacDonald avg rating 3.99 — 155 ratings — published 1959 7 editions |
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The Underground Man by Ross MacDonald avg rating 4.12 — 128 ratings — published 1971 11 editions |
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The Moving Target by Ross MacDonald avg rating 3.95 — 132 ratings — published 1949 11 editions |
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The Zebra-Striped Hearse by Ross MacDonald avg rating 3.96 — 119 ratings — published 1978 9 editions |
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The Goodbye Look by Ross MacDonald avg rating 4.05 — 115 ratings — published 1969 11 editions |
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The Far Side of the Dollar by Ross MacDonald avg rating 3.99 — 105 ratings — published 1977 7 editions |
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Black Money by Ross MacDonald avg rating 3.90 — 105 ratings — published 1966 11 editions |
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The Way Some People Die by Ross MacDonald avg rating 4.01 — 97 ratings — published 1978 8 editions |
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"Chandler wrote like a slumming angel and invested the sun-blinded streets of Los Angeles with a romantic presence."
— Ross MacDonald
— Ross MacDonald
""It was some time since I had gone to sleep in the same room with a girl. Of course, the room was large and reasonably well-lighted, and the girl had other things than me on her mind.""
— Ross MacDonald (The Blue Hammer)
— Ross MacDonald (The Blue Hammer)
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