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Ross Macdonald was the principal pen name of Kenneth Millar, an American-Canadian writer of crime fiction. He is best known for the Lew Archer novels, hard-boiled detective stories generally set in Southern California and concerned with crime, family secrets, memory, and damaged personal relationships. Macdonald's work is distinguished by psychologically detailed characterization and literary prose within the private-eye tradition. It is read by audiences interested in classic mystery and noir fiction.
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Ross Macdonald scores 6.53/10 (Fair) on Lunoo, making it rated in the Novelist category.
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