A timely revival …

… The Evolution of Ross Macdonald | CrimeReads. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

The Macdonald revival comes at a propitious moment. With more than 6.7 million people currently under correctional supervision in the United States, a debate is raging about the fundamental equities of the criminal justice system. The conversation is more heated today than at any time since the 1960s, the era when Macdonald wrote his best works.

Well, correctional supervision is one of the places for criminals to be.