John,
Re your comment below:
> since I first started reading him, I always had
a
> sense that Connelly was
> carrying Chandler's mantle, not for his prose
style,
> which countless others have
> self-consciously tried to mimic, but instead for
the
> profound sense of
> melancholy that permeates the Harry Bosch
stories,
> and the very specific use of Los
> Angeles as character.
Whether or not he was successful in carrying on in the
tradition of Chandler, Connelly has stated several times that
Chandler was his inspiration and the reason he got into crime
writing.
For what are probably obvious reasons, I was not among those
who jumped for joy when Bosh retired from police work and
became a PI, and I kind of hope he gets back on the
Job.
All this talk about Chandler gives me an opportunity for
Shameless Self-Promotion.
My Barnes & Nobel Course on Chandler, RAYMON
CHANDLER
- MASTER OF AMERICAN NOIR, is starting up again this July 2.
The course is still open, and this time B&N is offering
it for free (apologies to those of you who already took it
when it was a fee course; I don't make these decisions). You
can get details here:
Hope to see a few of you there.
JIM DOHERTY
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