num_pages: 696
description: Raymond Chandler’s first three novels, published here in one volume, established his reputation as an unsurpassed master of hard-boiled detective fiction.The Big Sleep , Chandler’s first novel, introduces Philip Marlowe, a private detective inhabiting the seamy side of Los Angeles in the 1930s, as he takes on a case involving a paralyzed California millionaire, two psychotic daughters, blackmail, and murder. In Farewell, My Lovely , Marlowe deals with the gambling circuit, a murder he stumbles upon, and three very beautiful but potentially deadly women. In The High Window , Marlowe searches the California underworld for a priceless gold coin and finds himself deep in the tangled affairs of a dead coin collector.In all three novels, Chandler’s hard-edged prose, colorful characters, vivid vernacular, and, above all, his enigmatic loner of a hero, enduringly establish his claim not only to the heights of his chosen genre but to the pantheon of literary art.Featuring the iconic character that inspired the forthcoming film Marlowe , starring Liam Neeson.
language: English
title: The Big Sleep / Farewell, My Lovely / The High Window
titlecomplete: The Big Sleep / Farewell, My Lovely / The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #1-3)
characters: Philip Marlowe
genres: Detective, Novels, Crime, Noir, Horror, Classics, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Fiction, Modern Classics
ratings_count: 1419
places: Los Angeles, California
series: Philip Marlowe
publisher: Everyman's Library