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The Orphan Master's Son: A Novel of North Korea
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Ross MacDonald: A Biography

ISBN13: 9781890208547
ISBN10: 189020854x
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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.

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Tom Nolan reviews mystery fiction for the Wall Street Journal and has been a contributing editor for California and Los Angeles magazines. He has also written for Rolling Stone, Playboy, TV Guide, and The Los Angeles Herold Examiner. He and his wife live in Los Angeles.

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ISBN:: 9781890208547
Subtitle:: A Biography
Introduction:: Grafton, Sue
Author:: Nolan, Tom
Author:: Grafton, Sue
Publisher:: Poisoned Pen Press
Location:: Scottsdale, AZ
Subject:: Literary
Subject:: Biography
Subject:: Detective and mystery stories
Subject:: Novelists, American
Edition Description:: 1st trade paperback ed.
Series Volume:: BB301
Publication Date:: January 2001
Binding:: Paperback
Grade Level:: General/trade
Language:: English
Illustrations:: Y
Pages:: 496
Dimensions:: 9 x 6 in

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