Every time I re-read Chandler, I see new things. This time I
was
watching for his pace; his ability to advance the action is
second to
none. _Trouble is my business_ is an admirable example, a
perfectly
constructed tale with no extra fat. Nowadays, this long story
would
probably become a novel with padding and added
subplots.
For good measure, I re-read several stories in _Killer in the
Rain_,
including the great _Bay City Blues_, a tale of utter
corruption that I
prefer to the novel it went into, _The Lady in the Lake_.
Likewise, _No
Crime in the Mountains_, which went into the same novel, is
an ironic
tale that holds up extremely well.
Regards,
mt
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