----- Original Message ----- From: "Anderson, Erick (ETW)"
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> 8:The Big Clock
> 8:You Play the Black and the Red Comes Up
> 8:The Talented Mr Ripley
> 8:The Chill
>
> Of these, would my fellow avians care to opine on
which I should first
> pursue? Thanks for your help.
Haven't read "You Play the Black", but I will when I finally
get my hands on a copy. With regard to the others: "The Big
Clock" isn't noir/hardboiled and it defeats me what it's
doing in this list. I found it tedious and, astonishingly,
given the race against time element of the plot, completely
lacking in tension. "The Talented Mr Ripley" is better &
definitely noir. More psychology than action, so it depends
what you like. I thought it paled in comparison to Vin
Packer's "The Damnation of Adam Blessing." If you like Ross
Macdonald you'll like "The Chill." If you haven't read Ross
Macdonald, you'll find him rewarding as a writer as well as a
reader.
Al Guthrie
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