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The Big Sleep

Raymond Chandler

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Noir detective tale of corruption and morality.

If you're craving a classic hard-boiled detective story replete with sharp dialogue and a complex plot, Raymond Chandler's "The Big Sleep" might just hit the mark. Marlowe is the quintessential private eye, navigating a murky world of crime with cool wit and moral ambiguity, capturing the essence of noir fiction. The atmospheric 1930s Los Angeles setting adds an extra layer of gritty charm that's hard to resist.

  • Anthony Award Nominee for Best Novel of the Century (2000)
  • CWA Best Ever Nominee for Crime Novel (2013)
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The Big Sleep

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ISBN: 9781604445183
Date of Publication: 2011-06-03
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Mystery/Crime/Thriller
Related Topics: Thriller, Mystery, Classics, Crime
Goodreads rating: 3.95
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The Big Sleep (1939) is a hardboiled crime novel by Raymond Chandler, the first in his acclaimed series about detective Philip Marlowe. The work has been adapted twice into film, once in 1946 and again in 1978. The story is noted for its complexity, with many characters double-crossing each other and many secrets being exposed throughout the narrative. The title is a euphemism for death; it refers to a rumination in the book about "sleeping the big sleep".
 

Noir detective tale of corruption and morality.

If you're craving a classic hard-boiled detective story replete with sharp dialogue and a complex plot, Raymond Chandler's "The Big Sleep" might just hit the mark. Marlowe is the quintessential private eye, navigating a murky world of crime with cool wit and moral ambiguity, capturing the essence of noir fiction. The atmospheric 1930s Los Angeles setting adds an extra layer of gritty charm that's hard to resist.

  • Anthony Award Nominee for Best Novel of the Century (2000)
  • CWA Best Ever Nominee for Crime Novel (2013)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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