Lavie Tidhars book A Man Lies Dreaming title alone copped his attention

                                                                              he picked it up  a used bookstore

randomly turned to a page dropped his eyewell-practised  played cut-ups with his girlfriend or alone  read on page twentyfour

             “Wolf’s accommodations consisted of a bed and a desk and a kitchenette. The only decorations were the books. They lay everywhere, on the floor, on the windowsill, on the desk. A sea of books, their pages like waves. Sometimes he thought he would drown in words, all those words.”SOLD like he had a choice

Wolf had snuck into his bungalow and wrote down what he saw

                                                                     private dicks have an eye for detail

the passage was very Bruenish Ellroyish Hammettish Chandlerish Himesish Cainish McCoyish  sheshish off the top of his head  could suppose he knew his writers

                                                      Ey  his own eye for detail 

Ja

Youre a pain in the ass

Complimenting yourself

No one asked I certain didnt ask for your . .

. . Sharp ears steely eyes

                           Callin a spade a spade

Sam

Maltese Falcon

Chejus

Like tha new exclamation

I do

You have to hand it to yourself

No one else will

                  Much like no one who didnt ask

I like we  we   we like it too

Thank you

              I appreciate tha

Youre welcomeChrist were polite

Till were not

               Then we tie our hair back so it don get ripped out     

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