Blue City

Blue City was a thriller written in 1947 by Ross Macdonald, originally released under his real name, Kenneth Millar. It was generally considered Macdonald's first truly hard-boiled novel, a start along the road that was going to lead to many comparisons to Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett. It certainly isn't for the faint of heart.

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Johnny Weather returned from the army to find his estranged father long dead. His father was a leading factor in the corruption of the town and a big wheel, but the police seem more than happy to let his murder remain 'unsolved', as does everyone Johnny encounters. As he tries to dig up the murderer, he fences with a motley list of strange characters and hustlers, everyone from the astonishly cruel man who took over his father's night club, to his father's ex-wife, who's more than willing to seduce Johnny to keep him off the subject of his father. The entire book is set over a very short period of time, creating a beautifully frantic pace to the novel.

1947: 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar)....

Ross Macdonald: This article is about Ross Macdonald, the author. For the Canadian sailor see Ross MacDonald....

Raymond Chandler: Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) was an American author of crime stories and novels. His influence on modern crime fiction has been immense, particularly in the writing style and attitudes that much of the field has adopted over the last 60 years....

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