Ross Macdonald also wrote as: Kenneth Millar.
Ross Macdonald was born in Los Gatos, California, USA on December 13th, 1915 and passed away at the age of 67 on July 11th, 1983.
Ross Macdonald Stats: The highest rated book by Ross Macdonald on Book Notification is The Zebra-Striped Hearse, the 10th novel in the Lew Archer series. The second-highest rated book is The Drowning Pool (Lew Archer #2).
The most read book by Ross Macdonald on Book Notification is The Drowning Pool, the 2nd novel in the Lew Archer series. The second most read book is The Zebra-Striped Hearse (Lew Archer #10).
Below is a complete list of Ross Macdonald books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Ross Macdonald is the Lew Archer Series.
Ross Macdonald was born on December 13th, 1915. Ross passed away July 11th, 1983 at 67 years old. Ross Macdonald was born in Los Gatos, California, USA.
Ross Macdonald was the author of the Lew Archer series which consists of 18 novels. The Lew Archer series started in 1949 with the novel The Moving Target / Harper. The most recently released novel in the Lew Archer series was The Blue Hammer which was released in 1976. There are no upcoming novels for the Lew Archer series.
Ross Macdonald won the Edgar Award, Grand Master, in 1974.
Macdonald's books have also won multiple awards, The Far Side of the Dollar won the Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award, in 1965. Books to Die For won the Agatha Award, Best Non-fiction, in 2012 as well as the Anthony Award - Best Non-Fiction Book in 2013, Macavity Award - Best Mystery Critical/Biographical in 2013.
Ross Macdonald books have also been nominated for multiple awards, The Wycherly Woman was nominated for the Edgar Award, Best Mystery Novel, in 1962. The Zebra-Striped Hearse was nominated for the Edgar Award, Best Mystery Novel, in 1963. The Chill was nominated for the Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award, in 1964. The Far Side of the Dollar was nominated for the Edgar Award, Best Mystery Novel, in 1966. Books to Die For was nominated for the Edgar Award, Best Critical/Biographical Work, in 2013 as well as the Edgar Award - Best Critical/Biographical Work in 2013.
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