The Novels Of Ross Macdonald
"Ross Macdonald’s novels—the rhythmic, fast-paced products of a vigorous moral imagination—reflect tact, dedication, and a heightened awareness of both the joys and the aches of family life. Framing the canon both socially and aesthetically, Michael Kreyling presents Ross Macdonald’s psychodrama as a function of his developing artistry, a process that includes his reaction to the cultural changes that swept North America during Macdonald’s long writing career (1944–1976). By discussing the lesser-known novels alongside classics like The Chill, Black Money, and Underground Man, Kreyling also invites a new generation of readers to reassess one of the last century’s great writers of detective fiction." —Peter Wolfe, Curators' Professor of English, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and author of Dreamers Who Live Their Dreams: The World of Ross Macdonald’s Novels