The Chill is by Ross Macdonald. The eleventh in the classic historical fiction Lew Archer mystery series. A frantic young man convinces Archer to help him find his new bride who ran away on their honeymoon. He swears she loved him and that a man who came to see her while he was out scared her into running away. Archer finds the "bride" only to find himself involved in two murders - one twenty years old and another much more recent. The ending of this book is a twist I never saw coming. Classic noir fans will love this one. Archer is a much more relatable, less hard-boiled version of Sam Spade.
Ratings: 11th grade - 9 out of 10 - V (violence) - AC (mature thematic content).
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