Re Mario's observations of an early Block PI novel:
> You Could Call It Murder, by Lawrence Block.
A
> hardboiled
> P.I. novel from 1961, featuring one Roy
Markham.
> Originally
> on Belmont, reissued by Carroll & Graf. At
the
> tender age
> of 22 or 23, Block was already in command of
the
> full
> arsenal. Parts of this book are dynamite. I
note
> with
> pleasure that Block is *not* imitating
Chandler.
Interestingly, this book was a work-for-hire gig Block got.
It was based on a telvision PI series,
*Markham*, featuring Ray Milland as hard-boiled detective.
The plot, however, was original, not a novelization of a TV
script.
JIM DOHERTY
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