The Big Sleep, Farewell, My Lovely, The High Window - Volume 1 (Hardcover)

Raymond Chandler's first three novels, published here in one volume, established his reputation as an unsurpassed master of hard-boiled detective fiction. The Big Sleep, Chandler's first novel, introduces Philip Marlowe, a private detective inhabiting the seamy side of Los Angeles in the 1930s, as he takes on a case involving a paralysed California millionaire, two psychotic daughters, blackmail and murder. In Farewell, My Lovely, Marlowe deals with the gambling circuit, a murder he stumbles upon, and three very beautiful but potentially deadly women. In The High Window, Marlowe searches the California underworld for a priceless gold coin and finds himself deep in the tangled affairs of a dead coin collector. In all three novels, Chandler's hard-edged prose, colourful characters, vivid vernacular, and, above all, his enigmatic loner of a hero, establish his enduring claim to the heights of his chosen genre.

General

Imprint:	Everyman's Library
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Everyman's Library CLASSICS
Release date:	September 2002
Authors:	Raymond Chandler
Introduction by:	Diane Johnson
Dimensions:	210 x 135 x 135mm (L x W x H)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	696
ISBN-13:	978-1-85715-255-5
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Crime & mystery > General
LSN:	1-85715-255-7
Barcode:	9781857152555

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