Who could say Raymond Chandler is not good? But he is dated.
In the realm of thrillers, decaying happens very fast, save one or two absolute classics, such as Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie.
For class I read old classics. For thrilling I always prefer the newest thrillers. Evolution theory does not apply to classics, but somehow fits the thriller scene. Just my 2 cents.
I agree with you the opening of Da Vinci Code is bad. I almost put it down at the first page myself. I recommend you read a bit further. I had not been hooked until Sophie appeared.
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Originally Posted by doreenjoy
I personally find the work of Raymond Chandler to be hard to put down.But I never could make it off the first page of The DaVinci Code, so perhaps my concept of a "book you can't put down" is different from the OPs. I couldn't put Dan Brown down fast enough!
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