Much Awaited: Philip Marlowe's new mystery adventure, The Black-Eyed Blonde, penned by John Banville writing as Benjamin Black has made its publishing debut.
The pressure of many people's expectations must be a heavy weight on Banville, but I'm guessing there's also some interest in making a movie out of it, which prompts the burning question of who should be cast as the new
Philip Marlowe.
# Jake Kerridge reviews it.
# Mark Lawson reviews it.
# David L Ulin at LAT reviews it.
# Reinventing Philip Marlowe by Banville.
# Jon Wiener interviews John Banville.
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