I accept Ross Macdonald donations anywhere in the Albuquerque metro with free pickup — the whole collection: the eighteen Lew Archer novels (The Moving Target, The Galton Case, The Chill, The Far Side of the Dollar, The Goodbye Look, The Underground Man and the rest), the early novels written as Kenneth Millar, and the story collections. You don't sort or price anything. Bring it all: I check every book by hand, and readable copies go back to readers.
Published June 2026 · By Josh Eldred, New Mexico Literacy Project
Ross Macdonald (the pen name of Kenneth Millar) carried the hardboiled tradition of Hammett and Chandler into a deeper, more psychological register, and his Lew Archer novels are crime-fiction cornerstones. When a Macdonald shelf gets cleared, most people just want it gone. That's exactly what I'm for: I take the whole thing, free, and I check every book.
What I take: all of it
The Lew Archer novels
The Moving Target, The Drowning Pool, The Way Some People Die, The Ivory Grin, Find a Victim, The Barbarous Coast, The Doomsters, The Galton Case, The Wycherly Woman, The Zebra-Striped Hearse, The Chill, The Far Side of the Dollar, Black Money, The Instant Enemy, The Goodbye Look, The Underground Man, Sleeping Beauty, and The Blue Hammer.
The early & non-Archer novels
The books published as Kenneth Millar (The Dark Tunnel, Blue City, The Three Roads) and the standalone novels (Meet Me at the Morgue), plus the story collections (Lew Archer, Private Investigator; The Name Is Archer).
Everything else
The essay and letter collections, the Library of America volumes, the biographies (Tom Nolan's), and any tie-in editions. Any edition, any condition.
Why bring the whole shelf
Donating takes one call or text: no research, no pricing, no listings, no shipping. Free pickup in the Albuquerque metro, or the covered 24/7 drop box outside the gate at 5445 Edith Blvd NE, any hour. I check every book by hand, readable copies go back to readers, and no readable book goes to the landfill. Here's where donated books go.
How free pickup works
Call or text 505-250-3804 (or schedule online), tell me roughly how much there is and where you are, and I add you to the next route through your area. I come to you and load it all. I cover Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales, the East Mountains, and the surrounding metro, and I handle whole-house and estate cleanouts regularly.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I donate Ross Macdonald books in Albuquerque?
Right here — free pickup anywhere in the metro for the whole collection: the Lew Archer novels, the early Kenneth Millar books, the stories. Call or text 505-250-3804.
Can I drop Ross Macdonald books off instead of waiting for a pickup?
Yes. The covered 24/7 drop box outside the gate at 5445 Edith Blvd NE takes them any hour, and someone is at the warehouse from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. to help unload a bigger load.
Worn paperbacks too?
Yes — worn paperbacks, book-club editions, omnibuses, and tie-in covers. Just don't throw any of it out first.
Cite This Guide
Eldred, J. (June 2026). Donate Ross Macdonald Books in Albuquerque — Free Pickup. New Mexico Literacy Project.
https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/donate-ross-macdonald-books-albuquerque
Licensed under CC BY 4.0.