<I think it gives us insight into a writer's craft (same
reason people want to study an author'svarious drafts or
editions). This is especially true of the stories in
Chandler's Killer In the Rain anthology. It's very
interesting to see how those plots became subplots in his
later novels.>>
The novels are very good, but the original stories are
jewels, some of the greatest hardboiled fiction ever written.
It's a shame that _Killer in the Rain_ is not kept in print
continuously. It was my introduction to Chandler and is still
my favorite book by him.
Somebody was speaking of Woolrich and his late work; his
incomplete novel, finished brilliantly by Lawrence Block, is
close to a masterpiece. I don't think he had lost his
powers.
Regards,
MrT
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