City of Glass

It seems all the books and movies we read and watch all have the same framework for the plot. "Chinatown" and The Big Sleep are similar in that they are both mysteries set in the past in L.A. Both cases start out small, infidelity and blackmail, and unfold into murder mysteries. Both involve a some what disturbed woman behind everything. This is also true of Brick, except that it is set in modern day times with high school kids. The main characters in all three of these works are similar too: 3 detectives who are confident and smooth talking to get what they need. They will do what it takes to solve the case.

In The City of Glass however, there are differences between these stories. City of Glass is told in third person rather than first like in The Big Sleep. The main character is different than any we have seen before. Quinn is a writer, not a detective. He has alter egos and is not as confident as the others. These are all the differences I have noted thus far in my reading of the City of Glass.