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What a good day it would have been to huddle at home in slippers and robe, brew a pot of tea, and curl up with a mystery novel. Raymond chandler has 246 books on goodreads with 484494 ratings. Buy raymond chandler paperback books and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Trouble is my business kindle edition by chandler, raymond. The rest of his life, he spent in america, including the last three years of his life. Philip marlowe is a classic sort of private eye, he is a wisecracking, tough, heavy drinking private eye. Free download or read online the big sleep pdf epub book. Philip marlowe is a classic sort of private eye, he is. Raymond chandler was born in late july of 1888 in chicago, illinois. Parker and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It was a lacquered wood box about the size of a human head.
The earliest appearance of marlowe was in the short story finger man and the first novel to chronicle his adventures was the big sleep. No software is required but you can download overdrives libby app to explore on ios, android or microsoft. Never a prolific writer, chandler published only one collection of stories and seven novels in his lifetime. When a dying millionaire hires philip marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters, marlowe finds himself involved with more than extortion. At age fortyfour, raymond chandler decided to become a detective fiction writer after losing his job as an oil company executive during the depression. Get the best deal for books raymond chandler from the largest online selection at. If you have tid bits about raymond chandler s life that would be useful in writing the biography, email us.
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