: As to Ross Macdonald's reputation, I have been hearing
rumors of
: such a "conspiracy" or shilling arrangement for years; does
Herron
: give the names of the critics and some corroborating
evidence?
The article describing it all is "I Care Who Killed Roger
Ackroyd," by
John Leonard, in the August 1975 "Esquire." Leonard, who was
about to
join the NYTBR (it says "Book Review" here, not "Review of
Books") and
Raymond Sokolov (working at "Newsweek") met in February 1969
and ended
up plotting their little scheme.
One more bad thing about _Willeford_: no index.
Bill
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