The Big Sleep
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Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep is the definitive hardboiled detective story and Philip Marlowe the perfect expression of the cynical, world-weary gumshoe. Hired by the crippled General Sternwood to shake off a blackmailer, Marlowe also has to deal with the general's two rebellious daughters, the gamblers and pornographers they run with and, soon enough, some inconvenient murders. Chandler's LA and the gutter-life that populate it made crime fiction what it is today and remain unmatched.
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Author
Raymond Chandler
Pages
250
Publisher
Penguin Books
Published Date
2008
ISBN
0141037598 9780141037592
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"The Big Sleep was the selection for my library’s Private Investigator book group. I could not wait until I was finished with it. A slow build, a slew of indistinguishable men, women who are either sassy sharpies or beautiful morons. Chandler’s 1950s noir style is a miss for me. The movie, sadly, was not available."
Diane Morello
"I was a little confused with keeping up with all the characters and the storyline. But it’s very ahead of its time. "
Jillian Carr
