Certain Musty Old Values
Daniel J. Heisey2022-06-08T21:21:18-05:00Writing in January, 1946, to his friend, Erle Stanley Gardner, Raymond Chandler defined what in crime fiction makes a successful detective. Although, Chandler believed, “an eccentric character wears out its welcome,” he declared, “The character that lasts is an ordinary guy with some extraordinary qualities.” That description fit not only Chandler’s own fictional detective, Philip Marlowe, [...]