I sent this to another list, but thought I'd mention it here
so it's in the archives, in case anyone wonders about when
Kenneth Millar first used a pseudonym and how it changed. The
archives don't show this as having been mentioned.
I checked this in Bruccoli's ROSS MACDONALD. THE MOVING
TARGET (1949) was the first of his books published under a
pseudonym (John Macdonald--his father's named was John
Macdonald Millar). It wasn't felt to be as good as his
earlier books, and he said he was glad it wasn't under his
name. Also, Margaret Millar was better known and they didn't
want to appear to be cashing in on her name. With THE
DROWNING POOL (1950) he became John Ross Maconald after John
D. MacDonald complained. In 1956, THE BARBAROUS COAST was
published as by Ross Macdonald and he continued with that
name.
Bill
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