Author: Ross Macdonald
Translator: Young-gil Kang
Publisher: Dongsuh Munhwasa
388 pages.
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About This Book
In The Chill a distraught young man hires Archer to track down his
runaway bride. But no sooner has he found Dolly Kincaid than 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 novel
of nerve-racking suspense, desperately believable characters, and one of
the most intricate plots ever spun by an American crime writer.
"The American private eye, immortalized by Hammett, refined by
Chandler, brought to its zenith by MacDonald." --The New York Times Book
Review
"An entertainment of almost Byzantine complexity in which practically
nothing is as the facts would seem. . . . Highly satisfactory." --The
New Yorker
"Lew Archer . . . is a crime-fighter of the old school; painstakingly
searching out the twisting thread of suspense that leads him from the
hint of one complicated drama to another." --Christian Science Monitor
About The Author
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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