description: Chandler's first novel, published in 1939, introduces Philip Marlowe, a 38-year-old P.I. moving through the seamy side of Los Angeles in the 1930s. This classic case involves a paralyzed California millionaire, his two psychotic daughters, blackmail, and murder.
title: The Big Sleep
titlecomplete: The Big Sleep
characters: Philip Marlowe, Eddie Mars, Vivian Regan, Owen Taylor, Bernie Ohls, Lash Camino, Mona Mars, Rusty Regan, Carol Lundgren, General Guy Sternwood, Joe Brody, Arthur Gwynn Geiger, Agnes Lozelle, Carmen Sternwood, Harry Jones
genres: Classics, American, Noir, Mystery, Novels, Detective, Thriller, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 151435
places: Hollywood, California, Los Angeles area, California, Los Angeles, California
series: Philip Marlowe
awards: awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best Novel of the Century, awardedAt: 1357027200000
name: CWA Best Ever
category: Crime Novel
publisher: Dove