"[The] American private eye, immortalized by Hammett, refined
by
Chandler, brought to its zenith by Macdonald"
Today, I would not say that Macdonald is in the same class as
the other
two, though there was a time when I believed the blurb and,
apparently,
so did a lot of other critics. The passage of time can be
harsh.
Regards,
mt
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