The Big Sleep is a classic hardboiled crime novel by Raymond Chandler, introducing the iconic detective Philip Marlowe. Set in Los Angeles, the novel explores themes of corruption, deceit, and the moral ambiguities of the human condition. Marlowe is hired by a wealthy general to handle the blackmailing of one of his daughters, but the case quickly spirals into a series of murders and complex intrigues.
Publisher
C&T
Publication year
1988
ISBN-13
9780394721361
Subjects
Hardboiled FictionDetective FictionCrime FictionNoirAmerican Literature20th Century FictionLos Angeles SettingMysteryClassic LiteraturePulp Fiction
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