In 1976, critic Paul Nelson spent several weeks interviewing legendary detective writer Ross Macdonald, who elevated the form to a new literary level. This book, published in a handsome, oversized format, collects these unpublished interviews and is a visual history of Macdonald's professional career. It is illustrated with rare items from one of the world's largest private archives of Macdonald ephemera and includes cover reproductions, manuscript pages, magazine spreads and rare photos.