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.
By:
Raymond Chandler Introduction by:
Ian Rankin Imprint: Penguin Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: export ed Dimensions:
Height: 181mm,
Width: 111mm,
ISBN:9780141037592 ISBN 10: 0141037598 Series:Popular Penguins Pages: 272 Publication Date:01 September 2008 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
