Poodle Springs - Hardcover

Raymond Chandler; Robert Parker

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0517074273 ISBN 13: 9780517074275

Publisher: Random House Value Publishing, 1991

Cynical sleuth Philip Marlowe weds a wealthy heiress from the exclusive Poodle Springs only to find himself embroiled with the law, local gangsters and murder

About the Author:

Robert B. Parker was the author of more than fifty books. He died in January 2010.

From Library Journal:

Chandler died in 1959, leaving behind the opening chapters of this Philip Marlowe private investigator novel set in the 1950s, which Parker has completed. Here, Marlowe has a rich wife (shades of Hammett's Nick and Nora Charles) and has moved from Los Angeles to the big-buck community of Poodle Springs, where he is hired by the area crime boss to track down a missing local who has run out on a gambling debt. The plot evolves with murder, blackmail, and a little bigamy for good measure. Though there's more talk than action, and Marlowe's usual hard edges are rounded off a bit, there is still deep intrigue and lots of snappy dialogue. Completing a story started by another is difficult, especially when it involves an estalished character, but Parker has done an impressive job in adapting to Chandler's style and sense of humor. All one can say when reading this is, "Marlowe, it's good to have you back." Literary Guild alternate; Doubleday Book Club featured alternate; Mystery Guild main selection.
- Michael Rogers, "Library Journal"
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