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Reading Raymond Chandler and other mysteries By Amy Sutherland Globe Correspondent,Updated April 28, 2021, 10:54 p.m. Email to a Friend Jonathan Ames.Anne Thornton With his 10th book, “A Man Named Doll,” Jonathan Ames has gone all noir with the story of Happy Doll, an ex-cop who protects the young women at a Thai spa from over eager clients. That, of course, does not turn out to be so simple, and soon someone has a bullet in his gut. Ames’s previous novel, “You Were Never Really Here,” was adapted into a film starring Joaquin Phoenix. Ames is also the creator of two television series, “Blunt Talk” and HBO’s “Bored to Death.” He lives in Hollywood near Raymond Chandler’s old office.

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