Bleeding Edge , riffs on the title

[Carvill John]

> One of my earliest literary fixations was Raymond Chandler. 
Me too.
> Chandler's L.A., the murder isn't really the heart of the matter. The 
> real issue is one of local control.
Not sure about this.
> In other words, the distribution 
> of preterite and elect, with Marlow's job more Maxwell's Demon than 
> enforcer. 
Would not agree. N.B. it's 'Marlowe', not 'Marlow'.

>He's hardly an enforcer at all, just another gumshoe on the 
> verge of poverty.
Not any kind of 'enforcer', to any degree whatsoever. But not just another gumshoe either.
> Raymond Chandler's quests leave us with maps of the 
> high and low of L.A. a map of the local distribution of power.
Yes, high and low. Reflection of Chandler's own conflicted personality.
  		 	   		  
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