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.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
"His thin, claw-like hands were folded loosely on the rug, purple-nailed. A few locks of dry white hair clung to his scalp, like wild flowers fighting for life on a bare rock." Published in 1939, when Raymond Chandler was 50, this is the first of the Philip Marlowe novels. Its bursts of sex, violence, and explosively direct prose changed detective fiction forever. "She was trouble. She was tall and rangy and strong-looking. Her hair was black and wiry and parted in the middle. She had a good mouth and a good chin. There was a sulky droop to her lips and the lower lip was full."
From the Inside Flap: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
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
US$ 5.00
Within U.S.A.
Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. TRADE PAPERBACK EDITION - GENTLY READ - BOOK SHOWS SIGNS OF STORAGE WEAR AND HAS A LIGHT SOILING TO EXPOSED PAGE EDGES & SLIGHT READING CREASE TO SPINE - SOLID AND SQUARE - SOFT COVER IN PICTORIAL WRAPS as issued. ALL BOOKS HAVE BEEN BOXED IN CLIMATE CONTROLLED STORAGE AND HAVE NOT BEEN TOUCHED BY ANY OTHER HUMAN THAN ME FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 10 YEARS - ALL BOOKS ARE SEALED AND BUBBLE WRAPPED AND SHIPPED IN BOXES - YOU CAN BUY HERE WITH CONFIDENCE KNOWING THAT A BUNCH OF RANDOM PEOPLE HAVE NOT TOUCHED YOUR BOOK - WE ALSO ACCEPT OFFERS ON OUR BOOKS, BECAUSE WE WANT TO HELP DURING THIS LOCKDOWN WHERE WE ARE PRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANTCING -. Seller Inventory # 008571
Book Description Condition: New. BRAND NEW, GIFT QUALITY! NOT OVERSTOCKS OR MARKED UP REMAINDERS! DIRECT FROM THE PUBLISHER!. Seller Inventory # OTF-S-9780394758282
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 459589-n
Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780394758282
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Paperback. Publisher overstock, may contain remainder mark on edge. Seller Inventory # 9780394758282B
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. PAP. Seller Inventory # 53MN6P0005GY
Book Description Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Big Sleep. Book. Seller Inventory # BBS-9780394758282
Book Description Condition: New. . Seller Inventory # 52ZZZZ00DC47_ns
Book Description Condition: New. . Seller Inventory # 536ZZZ00DDAT_ns
Book Description Condition: New. . Seller Inventory # IR-BN-Q-9780394758282