![]() ![]() Literary Review he prose rises to heights of unselfconscious eloquence, and we realize with a jolt of excitement that we are in the presence of not a mere action tale teller, but a stylist, a writer with a vision. ![]() The Boston Book Review Raymond Chandler was one of the finest prose writers of the twentieth century. Los Angeles Times Nobody can write like Chandler on his home turf, not even Faulkner. Parker, The New York Times Book Review Philip Marlowe remains the quintessential urban private eye. The New Yorker Chandler seems to have created the culminating American hero: wised up, hopeful, thoughtful, adventurous, sentimental, cynical and rebellious. The New York Times wrote as if pain hurt and life mattered. Review Quotes Raymond Chandler is a master. 45 still looking like a toy in his big hairy paw. ![]() All did was nothing.Moose Malloy stepped out of the dressing room, with the Colt. All she did was point it at me and smile. From the Back Cover All she did was take her hand out of her bag, with a gun in it. Philip Marlowes about to give up on a completely routine case when he finds himself in the wrong place at the right time to get caught up in a murder that leads to a ring of jewel thieves, another murder, a fortune-teller, a couple more murders, and more corruption than your average graveyard. ![]() Book Synopsis The renowned novel from crime fiction master Raymond Chandler, with the quintessential urban private eye ( Los Angeles Times ), Philip Marlowe - Featuring the iconic character that inspired the film Marlowe, starring Liam Neeson. ![]()
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