John D. Macdonald: A Literary Giant of the Pulp Era
Hello Readers! Last week we explored the murder mystery genre, and because John D. Macdonald is one of our favorites in that realm we thought he deserved his own blog. We're trying to get you excited about murder mysteries because our next novel (which is getting closer and closer to publication) "An Educated Death" has a lot of the classic hallmarks of the genre. We've been enjoying these kinds of stories for decades, and have always wanted to write one ourselves. One source of inspiration was Mr. Macdonald. Here's a little more info about him and what makes him special. John Dann Macdonald was born in Sharon, PA in 1916. After graduating from Syracuse University, and then receiving an MBA from Harvard, Macdonald joined the Army as a first lieutenant just before WWII broke out. He served in the OSS in the China Burma India theater. If you've read his stories, you know that he set some of his earlier work in this region, and that was no coincidence. It's...