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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... read more

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This is book 11 of 19 in Lew Archer Novels. (standard series)

Preceded by The Zebra-Striped Hearse, and followed by The Far Side of the Dollar.

This is book 91 of 100 in Top 100 Mysteries of All Time (Mystery Writers of America, 1995). (authoritative list)

Preceded by Brat Farrar, and followed by Devil in a Blue Dress.

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  1. Ross MacDonald (Author)

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Publication Date: 1964
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