The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

by Raymond Chandler

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A special edition of the iconic first novel from crime fiction master Raymond Chandler, featuring Philip Marlowe, the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times). Featuring an introduction by James Ellroy.

A dying millionaire hires private eye Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters, and Marlowe finds himself involved with more than extortion. Kidnapping, pornography, seduction, and murder are just a few of the complications he gets caught up in.

A Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Special Edition.
  • ISBN10 0593311892
  • ISBN13 9780593311899
  • Publish Date 9 August 2022 (first published 1 June 1973)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Vintage Crime/Black Lizard