I’ve always been a fan of the noir detective/mystery novel, especially those written by the authors Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett, both of whom I consider to be the best pop-fiction writers of their day. Now, while I haven’t consciously tried to emulate them, I do think my writing resembles their style, in so far as the cynical, trust nobody theme is concerned. The glaring difference between their work and mine is the language used and the notion that only the good come out on top. To the old guard “f___k” more...
