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The Chill
by Macdonald, Ross
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0593311930
- ISBN 13
- 9780593311936
- Seller
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Tokyo, Japan
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About This Item
US: Knopf Doubleday Publishing G., 2022. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. A special edition of The Chill by Ross Macdonald. Featuring an introduction by James Ellroy. In The Chill a distraught young man hires private investigator Lew Archer t o track down his runaway bride. But no sooner has he found Dolly Kincaid th an Archer finds himself entangled in two murders, one twenty years old, the other so recent that the blood is still wet. What ensues is a detective no vel of nerve-racking suspense, desperately believable characters, and one o f the most intricate plots ever spun by an American crime writer. A Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Special Edition.
Synopsis
Ross Macdonald's real name was Kenneth Millar. Born near San Francisco and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Millar returned to the U.S. as a young man and published his first novel in 1944. Macdonald was a prolific writer and published numerous mystery novels. He was one of the few mystery writers whose books were taken seriously by literary critics during his time. His bestselling series of detective stories featuring private investigator Lew Archer began with The Moving Target in 1949. Lew Archer is characterized by a deep compassion for people in trouble and his reluctance to employ violent methods to resolve a conflict. Archer himself said "I have a secret passion for mercy. But justice is what keeps happening to people." Macdonald's stories are singular for their deep psychological insight and vivid metaphors and similes. He was elected president of the Mystery Writers of America and in 1974 was awarded their highest honor: the Grand Master Award. His approach to crime writing was heavily influenced by Raymond Chandler, with whom Macdonald shared the belief that a well-written mystery is as artistically valuable as any other type of literature.
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- Bookseller
- Infinity Books Japan
(JP)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RWARE0000067364
- Title
- The Chill
- Author
- Macdonald, Ross
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0593311930
- ISBN 13
- 9780593311936
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing G.
- Place of Publication
- US
- Date Published
- 2022
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