num_pages: 496
description: Private eye Lew Archer bridged the gap falling between Hammett's Sam Spade, Chandler's Philip Marlowe and Rober B. Parker's Spenser. Knowing Macdonald is essential to understanding the modern P.I. novel.Originally published in 1999 by Scribner 0-684-81217-7, ""Ross Macdonald: A Biography"" won the Macavity Award and was nominated for the Edgar, and the Anthony Awards.
language: English
title: Ross MacDonald: A Biography
titlecomplete: Ross MacDonald: A Biography
genres: Biography, Reference, Mystery, Nonfiction, Biography Memoir, History, Suspense
ratings_count: 133
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Macavity Award
category: Best Nonfiction, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best Critical/Biographical
publisher: Poisoned Pen Press