The Lady in the Lake and The Wycherly Woman both have the
same major plot point: A dead woman who is not who people
think she is. I was struck by the similarity of the two
books.
On Nov 7, 2007 9:26 AM, Ed Lynskey <
e_lynskey@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> --- jacquesdebierue <
jacquesdebierue@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > --- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Ed Lynskey
<e_lynskey@...>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I finished reading Chandler's THE LADY IN
THE LAKE, and was
> > > struck in some scenes how it read like
Hemingway. Was Papa's
> > > influence that pervasive?
> >
> > I think so, though Chandler was _not_ a
declared fan of
> > Hemingway's...
> >
> > > And what a bleak novel.
> >
> > Indeed. This one reminds me of certain works by
Ross
> > Macdonald, if you will forgive the
anachronism.
> >
> I believe Macdonald cited Chandler as an influence
on his work
> in Tom Nolan's bio., though it's been some time
since I read it.
> I'll go back later and look up the
section.
>
> Ed
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