<p>For me it begins in such an ordinary way ... with a gorilla, a blonde,<br><br>and a gun ...<br><br>Mid- 20th century Hollywood; 'Raymond<br><br>Chandler's LA before Pilates and cell phones'. Clancy Sigal (who would later be<br><br>the inspiration for Doris Lessing's 'Saul Green') is just back from<br><br>fighting in the Second World War and an abortive solo attempt to assassinate Hermann<br><br>Goering at the Nure...