The surprise with which a detective novel concludes should set up tragic vibrations which run backward through the entire structure.


On crime writing (ed. 1973)

Ross Macdonald Quotes

The surprise with which a detective novel concludes should set up tragic vibrations which run backward through the entire structure.

The surprise with which a detective novel concludes should set up tragic vibrations which run backward through the entire structure.

The surprise with which a detective novel concludes should set up tragic vibrations which run backward through the entire structure.

The surprise with which a detective novel concludes should set up tragic vibrations which run backward through the entire structure.