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    Tag: Raymond Chandler

    Raymond Chandler’s Ghost

    I’m a Chandler junkie. As in Raymond Chandler. Always have been, always will be. One of the founding fathers of the hard-boiled school of crime fiction, Chandler’s… Read more “Raymond Chandler’s Ghost”

    November 25, 2025 by EdEarl

    Don’t Be A Hack

    Just read an article about it not being easy for writers of hard-boiled crime fiction to avoid imitating Raymond Chandler and recycling some of his signature flourishes… Read more “Don’t Be A Hack”

    December 6, 2018December 6, 2018 by EdEarl

    Fast Ride

    “If Chandler’s noir was a neon sign in the LA sunset, Nesbitt’s noir is the Shiner Bock sign buzzing outside the last honky-tonk you’ll hit before the… Read more “Fast Ride”

    September 26, 2018 by EdEarl

    Cowboy Noir For The Cartel Era

    “If Chandler’s noir was a neon sign in the LA sunset, Nesbitt’s noir is the Shiner Bock sign buzzing outside the last honky-tonk you’ll hit before the… Read more “Cowboy Noir For The Cartel Era”

    September 20, 2018 by EdEarl

    Here’s The Deal

    I caught up with an old friend the other night, an ex-journalist from my Atlanta days, and the conversation took its inevitable turn to the writing game.… Read more “Here’s The Deal”

    April 10, 2018April 12, 2018 by EdEarl
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