Ross Macdonald transformed the detective novel into a literary expression of unique psychological depth and drama. Here, for the first time in a deluxe three-volume Library of America boxed set, are eleven of his classic Lew Archer mysteries.
Contains:
Four Novels of the 1950s (Library of America volume #264)
The Way Some People Die
The Barbarous Coast
The Doomsters
The Galton Case
Three Novels of the Early 1960s (Library of America volume #279)
The Zebra-Striped Hearse
The Chill
The Far Side of the Dollar
Four Later Novels (Library of America volume #295)
Black Money
The Instant Enemy
The Goodbye Look
The Underground Man
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Ross Macdonald was the principal pen name of Canadian-American writer Kenneth Millar (1915-1983).
Tom Nolan, editor, is the author of the definitive Ross Macdonald: A Biography (1999). In addition to the three-volume Library of America edition of Macdonald’s fiction he has edited The Archer Files (2007) and (with Suzanne Marrs) Meanwhile There Are Letters: The Correspondence of Eudora Welty and Ross Macdonald (2015).
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. A treasure chest of modern mystery- eleven classic Lew Archer novels in a definitive Library of America boxed setRoss Macdonald transformed the detective novel into a literary expression of unique psychological depth and drama. Here, for the first time in a deluxe three-volume Library of America boxed set, are eleven of his classic Lew Archer mysteries.Contains-Four Novels of the 1950s(Library of America volume #264)The Way Some People DieThe Barbarous CoastThe DoomstersThe Galton CaseThree Novels of the Early 1960s(Library of America volume#279)The Zebra-Striped HearseThe ChillThe Far Side of the DollarFour Later Novels(Library of America volume#295)Black MoneyThe Instant EnemyThe Goodbye LookThe Underground ManLIBRARY OF AMERICAis an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries. A treasure chest of modern mystery: eleven classic Lew Archer novels in a definitive Library of America boxed set Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781598535525
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