Loving mysteries, I've read many times, 'this character reminds readers of Chandler's Philip Marlowe, known as the basis of the modern P. I.' Read many books which refer to Chandler or Marlowe, but up until now, never read him. Those days are past, thank goodness, because I've discovered an author...
The 2011-2012 re-read...A paralyzed millionaire, General Sternwood, hires Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe to have a talk with a blackmailer with his hooks in his daughter. But what does his daughter's missing husband, Rusty Regan, have to do with it? Marlowe's case will get him entangled in...
It may have been a mistake to tune into the Bogart-Bacall film shortly before reading this, because their images kept hovering over the picture Chandler was making. 'The Big Sleep', film or book, is an unquestionable classic, but the fact remains that Philip Marlowe gets kicked around a lot more tha...
- Vous vous êtes trompé, dis-je. Mme Regan ne tenait pas à me voir.Il hocha sa tête argentée et dit avec courtoisie :- Je suis désolé, monsieur. Je me trompe souvent.Il ferma la porte derrière moi.Elle me tendit son verre vide.- Donnez-m'en un autre. Vous êtes un type dont il est impossible de rien ...
The breezy urban dystopia and edgy venacular of Marlowe's world is full of dark vitality - a kind of human energy that lurks beneath the punks and wise guys bravados. There is something here that most modern crime writers lack in spades: while Chandler certainly writes a good plot, he reveals it thr...
I had originally read the opening chapter of this book to use as a stimulus for my GCSE English coursework and I was initially impressed by that opening chapter and had to read the rest of the book. The cover is very nice and has a pulp feel to it.I was very impressed by this book. I loved Marlowe's...
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