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Marlowe befriends a down on his luck war veteran with the scars to prove it. Then he finds out that Terry Lennox has a very wealthy nymphomaniac wife, who he's divorced and re-married and who ends up dead. and now Lennox is on the lam and the cops and a crazy gangster are after Marlowe.
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First Sentence edit
The first time I laid eyes on Terry Lennox he was drunk in a Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith outside the terrace of The Dancers.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 6 of 9 in Philip Marlowe. (standard series)
Preceded by The Little Sister, and followed by Playback.
This is book 511 of 1271 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Go-Between, and followed by Unnamable.
This is book 15 of 98 in The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time (Crime Writers' Association, 1990). (authoritative list)
Preceded by Rogue Male, and followed by Malice Aforethought.
This is book 13 of 100 in Top 100 Mysteries of All Time (Mystery Writers of America, 1995). (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, and followed by The Postman Always Rings Twice.
This is book 89 of 96 in The Art of Manliness' Essential Man’s Library. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Maltese Falcon, and followed by To Kill a Mockingbird.
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This book is in Anthony Burgess's Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939 - A Personal Choice. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Raymond Chandler (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Paul J. Crompton (Illustrator)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1954
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 379
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1954
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 379
Awards edit
- Edgar Award (1955: Best Novel)
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- Dewey: 813.52
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