Books by Ross Macdonald
“Ross Macdonad’s PI was Lew Archer. What Ross Macdonald did in these books was dig into suburban America. You have all these suburban families that look normal, but when you dig down you uncover sin and secrets that people want to keep covered up. The Chill is probably his most chilling book. It’s just a book that I really enjoyed. The plot involves Archer being hired by a young man to find his missing wife who disappeared during their honeymoon, and that cascades into a series of murders, the first of which dates back twenty years.” Read more...
The Best 20th-century American Detective Novels
Dave Zeltserman, Novelist
Interviews where books by Ross Macdonald were recommended
The Best 20th-century American Detective Novels, recommended by Dave Zeltserman
Many well-loved American detective novels feature cynical private investigator protagonists facing down hardened criminals and deep-set corruption. We asked Dave Zeltserman, author of Small Crimes, to recommend five brilliant books from this popular genre, from a 1920s small town murder mystery to a 1980s postmodern trilogy.




