Raymond vs. Jussi

Fandt Raymond Chandlers Farewell My Lovely,, 1940, i en grøn Penguin-udgave fra 1954 i Gentofte Hovedbiblioteks som altid superbt brogede Bogbørs - fra side 18 hos Chandler:

"A man named Nulty got the case, a lean-jawed sourpuss with long yellow hands which he kept folded over his kneecaps most of the time he talked to me. He was a detective-lieutenant attached to the 77th Street Division and we talked in a bare room with two small desks against opposite walls and room to move between them, if two people didn't try it a once. Dirty brown linoleum covered the floor and the smell of old cigar butts hung in the air. Nulty's shirt was frayed and his coat sleeves had been turned in at the cuffs. He looked poor enough to be honest, but he didn't look like a man who could del with Moose Molloy.
  He lit half a cigar and threw the match on the floor, where a lot of company was waiting for it. His voice said bitterly:
  "Shines. Another shine killing. That's what I rate after eighteen years in this man's police department. No pix, no space, not even four lines in the want-ad section."

Fra side 18-19 i gratis e-bog-uddrag fra Jussi Adler Olsen seneste, egenhændigt forfattede krimi, Syv m2 med lås:

"Den tilstand, som Carl i dette øjeblik befandt sig i, føltes ligesom disen af uskyld, der dengang så nederdrægtigt lettede fra barneårene. Dengang han for første gang for pludseligt lærte at se alting lidt for klart og mærke løgnens svien. Eller dér hvor en uretfærdighed brændte sig fast op kinden efter en ufortjent lussing. Som i de yngre år, hvor kærlighed ikke blev gengældt, hvor kærestens bedrag uden varsel tårnede sig op over en.
  Carl genkaldte sig disse følelser i sekundet, hvor hans mest værdsatte kollega, fik presset håndjernene om hans håndled, og også en del fastere end nødvendigt. Og hårdere endnu, da de trak ham væk fra Mona og skubbede ham ind i den ventende patruljevogn, mens hun gjorde tegn oppe fra trappen, at han ikke var alene om det her.
  Kun en ringe trøst."

Serie af håndkantsslag vs. bunke af brækkede arme.