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The Chill (Paperback)

de Ross MacDonald (Author)
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"The surprise with which a detective novel concludes should set up tragic vibrations which run backward through the entire structure," wrote Ross Macdonald in his 1981 Self-Portrait. Nowhere in his work does he better demonstrate this principle than in The Chill, first published in 1964. The plot is one of Macdonald's most masterfully constructed. Private detective Lew Archer is engaged to trace a missing spouse, who has vanished--apparently of her own free will--only a day into her honeymoon. Archer begins pulling at the threads of the case, and by page 25 they're already starting to reveal a deeper, darker story involving two murders 20 years apart. As usual, Macdonald's economical prose propels the reader forward from one action-packed scene to another, while the scenes in turn pile up to paint a rich, complex picture of buried memories, anguished relations between parents and children, the arrogance of the rich, and the search for identity. Then, at the end, one of the author's best surprise reversals changes the picture's colors entirely. Even if you're one of those discerning readers who find Macdonald's lesser work superior to most other mystery writing (as does this reviewer), The Chill stands out among his books. --Nicholas H. Allison This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.


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Published in 1965, 1963, and 1950, respectively, this trio feature Macdonald's hard-boiled private detective Lew Archer. The plots involve murder, deceit, blackmail, sex, and all those other goodies that make for great crime stories.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Complicated, tragic puzzle with a hint of daring, Juil 22 2003
Par Neal C. Reynolds (Indianapolis, Indiana) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: The Chill (Paperback)
Noir fiction often has tested barriers and taboos. This Lew Archer novel is in that tradition in that it doesn't break any taboos, but it does hint at it. If THE CHILL were written today, I think it would have been a bit more direct.

As with many Lew Archer cases, this one starts innocently enough with his being hired to find a missing newlywed who's disappeared after an encounter with a mysterious visitor. In a short period of time, he's involved in a murder case, one in which he feels a vague sense of being responsible. There are the usual twists, the usual questions of identity, the interconnection of characters which doesn't at first meet the eye.

MacDonald characters are difficult to pigeonhole into "good" or "bad" categories. The motivations often come from deeply within the psyches of the characters.

The emphasis in this story as well as most in the series is on the puzzle. There are seldom recurring characters in these novels, and little interaction other than investigative betwee Archer and the other characters. And as always, the dark corners of human nature are well probed.

Definitely highly recommended.

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4.0étoiles sur 5 Deservedly a classic., Mars 15 2003
Par nobizinfla "nobizinfla" (Windermere, Florida USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This review is from: The Chill (Paperback)
Along with Hammett, Cain and Chandler, Ross Macdonald is a pioneer of the literate mystery novel.

In "The Chill" (written in 1963), Lew Archer has a missing persons case that leads to three murders committed over a twenty year period that he must tie together.

There is plenty of action, twists, reversals and suspense throughout...adultery, cons, frame-ups, blackmail.

The plot is complicated and complex; filled with plentiful characters (many with aliases). You have to pay attention and keep score.

The ending is a major surprise.

It is easy to see why it is among the IMBA's "100 Favorite Mysteries of the Century."

Well worth a second read.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 great book, Oct. 25 2002
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I picked this book up from a friend. My edition was copyrighted in 1963. This is a great pure mystery. Pay close attention to the characters you will be surprised how this book ends. If you love to read a good mystery (who dun it) this is the book for you.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 great book
I picked this book up from a friend. My edition was copyrighted in 1963. This is a great pure mystery. Read more
Publié le Oct. 25 2002 par Tina

4.0étoiles sur 5 The Chill
It's complicated--it may have you flipping back through pages with a furrowed brow in order to get it all straightened out--but it does straighten out nicely. Read more
Publié le Aoû 20 2002 par sleeping sheepsnake

5.0étoiles sur 5 His best book
Moody, creepy, complex, and sad, this is MacDonald's best book. I think its as good as Chandler (and that is very good indeed). Read more
Publié le Fév 12 2002 par K. Braithwaite

5.0étoiles sur 5 Written in longhand in spiral notebook in Santa Barbara.
For those of us who keep going back again and again to read
the novels of Ross Macdonald, Raymond Chandler, Dashiell
Hammett, Ernest Hemingway and Peter Matthiessen, this... Read more
Publié le Déc 8 2001 par Chuck Thegze

3.0étoiles sur 5 good quick read
The surprise with this novel was not only the ending, it was MacDonald's way with adjectives and description. Read more
Publié le Sep 12 2001 par E. Tobias

5.0étoiles sur 5 Classic noir at its peak.
This is one novel that, although devoid of any real action scenes, comes together in a tightly wrapped package that leaves the reader dangling until the very last few pages. Read more
Publié le Fév 9 2001 par horseplaypublishing

5.0étoiles sur 5 One of the best mysteries i have ever read
Ross Macdonald could flat out write. His style is at times very 'Chandleresque', (he really enjoyed Chandler's books)but he brings something else to this story that even the... Read more
Publié le Aoû 24 2000 par John J. Raspanti

5.0étoiles sur 5 A Pleasure
Reading Ross MacDonald is a voyage into the past. His work is evocative of bygone eras and landscapes, and even on initial publication there was something decidedly old-fashioned... Read more
Publié le Janv. 9 2000

1.0étoiles sur 5 No suspense to be found here
Not a good read. Lacks any suspense or thrills. I know this is supposedly "vintage" but I have read alot of vintage with real character development and thrills both... Read more
Publié le Sep 2 1999

1.0étoiles sur 5 Best described as vintage sophomoric
Maybe vintage but certainly not classic
Publié le Sep 1 1999

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