| The Big Sleep Contributor(s): Chandler, Raymond (Author) |
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ISBN: 0394758285 ISBN-13: 9780394758282 Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1988 Annotation: When a dying millionaire hires Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters, Marlowe finds himself involved with more than extortion. Kidnapping, pornography, seduction, and murder are just a few of the complications he gets caught up in. "Chandler [writes] like a slumming angel and invest[s] the sun-blinded streets of Los Angelos with a romantic presence." --Ross Macdonald |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Hard-boiled - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Historical - Fiction | Noir |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 91050919 |
| Lexile Measure: 660 |
| Series: Philip Marlowe Novel |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.2" W x 8" (0.58 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1930's - Cultural Region - Southern California - Geographic Orientation - California - Locality - Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The iconic first novel from crime fiction master Raymond Chandler, featuring Philip Marlowe, the quintessential urban private eye (Los Angeles Times). A dying millionaire hires private eye Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters, and Marlowe finds himself involved with more than extortion. Kidnapping, pornography, seduction, and murder are just a few of the complications he gets caught up in. |