Was reminded of this by no.863, so gave it another read. Not much similarity really.
This is very obscure – starts as a parody of Chandler, but the characters gradually slide out of control. Quinn who is an author receives a call from someone wanting to speak to Paul Auster the private eye, decides to impersonate him, and takes on a rather Chandleresque case. Ends up visiting Auster (for whom he has a cheque from the client).But by then it is all becoming increasingly literary, philosophically and religiously obscure.
Of its time and very clever possibly, but I am not sure it survives the 30 years since it was written?
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