Re: RARA-AVIS: Faux Chandler

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• From: "Richard L. King" <rlking@marsh.vinu.edu>
• Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 10:29:40 -0500
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M. Taboada wrote:
> 
> How about the *old* Chanlder imitators? Howard Browne's first Paul
> Pine novel and the early mysteries of Ross Macdonald are far better
> imitations than Parker's. Incidentally, Paul Pine is a truly memorable
> character (and arguably a better detective than Marlowe!).
> 
I don't think of Ross Macdonald as being a Chandler imitator, but an
original in his own right. Having read the four Paul Pine novels I could
obtain (very recently) I would say these definitely draw heavily from
Chandler. They are hard-boiled Marlowe type situations, but without the
magic Chandler language. Also, Pine gets hit on the head way too often
(even more than Marlowe) for my taste.

Richard King
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