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Title details for The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler - Available

The Big Sleep

A Novel

#1 in series

by Raymond Chandler
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One of the most acclaimed works of crime fiction ever written, The Big Sleep is the first novel featuring Raymond Chandler’s iconic creation Philip Marlowe, hailed as the “quintessential urban private eye” (Los Angeles Times).
One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years
“Chandler seems to have created the culminating American hero: wised up, hopeful, thoughtful, adventurous, sentimental, cynical and rebellious.” —Robert B. Parker, The New York Times Book Review
When old man Sternwood, a dying millionaire, hires Philip Marlowe to expose the blackmailer of one of his troublesome daughters, Marlowe finds himself involved with more than simple extortion. Kidnapping, pornography, and seduction are just a few of the complications standing in the way of completing the task at hand. And just as Marlowe feels he’s getting ahold of the situation, he discovers the first body.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Philip Marlowe

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    June 11, 2002

  • Formats

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      • ISBN: 9781400030156

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      • ISBN: 9781400030156
      • File size: 1097 KB

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    Navigation

    • Table of contents to all chapters of the text via links.

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 660
    • Text Difficulty: 3

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      Starred review from July 15, 2002
      Chandler is not only the best writer of hardboiled PI stories, he's one of the 20th century's top scribes, period. His full canon of novels and short stories is reprinted in trade paper featuring uniform covers in Black Lizard's signature style. A handsome set for a reasonable price.

      Copyright 2002 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:660
  • Text Difficulty:3

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