The Novels of Ross MacDonald

by Michael Kreyling

In his examination of Ross Macdonald's eighteen detective 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 The Ivory Grin and Meet Me at the Morgue, Kreyling takes a fresh look at forgotten works as well as Macdonald's better known novels. Kreyling...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570035776
• ISBN13: 9781570035777
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"