Right now I am reading BLACKHEART HIGHWAY by Richard Barre,
the next Wil
Hardesty novel to be published in June. I believe that Barre
is another
author who is influence by Macdonald and the story frame that
Macdonald
built to tell his tales.
However, in a recent interview in MYSTERY NEWS, I suggested
this to the
author and Barre replied:
"Wondrously, that has brought me some humbling comparisons to
Ross
Macdonald-although in truth his influence (Black Money ages
ago; The Chill
only recently) runs not nearly so deep as Chandler's. I
find
something new every time I re-read one of his. Among
contemporary masters, I
would say Burke, Ellroy, Parker, Leonard..."
However, because I know more about the author's work than the
author, I
still think I am right! Best, GWN
P.I.E.S. (Private Investigator Entertainment Service)
Catalogs of new and used private eye fiction
Gary Warren Niebuhr, Owner
P. O. Box 341218
Milwaukee, WI 53234
piesbook@execpc.com
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