The Black-Eyed Blonde

from Kathy89

I enjoyed this book. Very noirish. The black-eyed blonde, Claire Cavendish, walks into Marlowe's office and wants him to find a missing lover for her. Of course, he knows she's not being truthful but he's interested. Nico is supposed to be dead but she caught a glimpse of him on the street in San...

from PirateJenny

A LibraryThing early reviewer win. John Banville writing as Benjamin Black writing as Raymond Chandler. Got it? It's been a good twenty-five years since I read Chandler, but to my recollection, Black pretty much nailed it. And if you have only seen movies based on Chandler, well it's easy enough ...

from McHenrysPlace

Was glad to see a "good" writer tackle Philip Marlowe and have to admit, Benjamin Black (John Banville) is a great choice--I don't think this Marlowe has quite the edge Chandler gave him, but I could be wrong. Decided to read an original just "because" but that does't mean I didn't enjoy this read.

from ssimon2000

I received an advanced copy of this book in the LibraryThing Early Reviews program in exchange for an honest review. This was a very entertaining read, like being transported back into an old Humphrey Bogart film noir movie, complete with mysterious dames and hidden agendas galore. As I was readi...

from Eoin

Another enjoyable and well-made genre piece from an author who seems to be truly enjoying himself. If you were wishing that someone would write more Raymond Chandler, this is likely to be your best bet. Funnier and less richly phrased than the Quirke novels, Black/Banville is, paradoxically, show...