Comments on: BULLETS, BROADS, BLACKMAIL & BOMBS >> MacDonald’s Extra-Value Meal

By: BULLETS, BROADS, BLACKMAIL & BOMBS >> Cinemageddon

BULLETS, BROADS, BLACKMAIL & BOMBS >> Cinemageddon — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:29:17 +0000

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By: Mark Kawakami

Mark Kawakami — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 08:46:40 +0000

I just discovered Ross Macdonald a year or so ago, though it was probably inevitable that I’d start reading him because I’m a sucker for L.A. crime fiction and also trade paperbacks with cool looking covers. The Black Lizard re-issues are to me what chum in the water is to sharks. At any rate, I’m glad I did, because they’re fantastic. Ross MacDonald really doesn’t get the respect he deserves, his Lew Archer is a very vivd and compelling creation.

But I’ve got one observation about Lew Archer: Has anyone ever gotten knocked unconscious more times than Lew? He’s practically narcoleptic! If I were Archer, I’d charge my clients by the K.O. At some point, those concussions have got to start to add up to some serious brain damage.

Anyhow, of the four RM novels I’ve read, “The Instant Enemy” is definitely my favorite — though christened with the the worst title. All the characters are running on empty and pretending not to know it. It’s bleak as hell, but beautiful for it.

By: toni

toni — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:10:33 +0000

Love your running engagement with Carter Brown books. His plots never hold together well, probably due to the fact that he wrote one a month. He used to write them within about 48 hours. Yes and sometimes it shows. Imagine, he lived in Australia, he was in any ONE month, pitching the new title, writing an accepted one and editing the finished one. Boggles the mind hey? Anyway, I’m writing a book on CB and Mavis remains my favourite character–just finished _Bump and Grind Murder_.