Almost every time he mentions the character Ned he
writes
out Ned Beaumont. Like "Paul said to Ned Beaumont",
"Then
Ned Beaumont got into the car." No "Then he got in the
car"
or "Then Ned got in the car. " At first I thought it
was
strange then it became really annoying. What's wrong with
a
few pronouns here and there? I didn't notice it in any
other Hammett book but of course you never get the Op's
name,
so...
I really had to force myself to look past that to enjoy
the
book. Funny how the little things can sometimes really
turn
you off.
Anyone else notice this?
Jeff
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