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The Chill

  • 1963 first published
  • 271 pages
  • 40 editions

The Chill is a 1963 angel fiction novel by Ross Macdonald. The story is set in California. It deals with Lew Archer, private investigators, crime and femmes.

14 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 40 editions across 9 languages.

It runs to roughly 271 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Chill

L'auteure évoque quelques caractéristiques de la femme, selon une approche qui relève davantage de la psychologie. Principaux points: le désir féminin, les rôles dans l'amour, les priorités de l'amour, connaître les principaux traits de sa personnalité, l'amour et la beauté, ce que femme veut: l'amour; la résistance féminine.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Lew Archer
  • Private investigators
  • Hard-boiled mystery & detective
  • Archer, lew
  • California
  • Los angeles, Calif.
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • Mystery & detective
  • Crime
  • Femmes
  • Psychologie
  • Comportement sexuel
  • Différences entre sexes, Psychologie
  • Women
  • Psychology
  • Sexual behavior

Quick answers

Who wrote The Chill?

The Chill was written by Ross Macdonald and first published in 1963.

What genre is The Chill?

It is usually shelved as Angel Fiction.

How long is The Chill?

The median edition has 271 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Chill?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Big Sleep, The Long Goodbye and The Little Sister.

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