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The Long Good-bye is a classic novel by Raymond Chandler, the master of hard-boiled crime. Down-and-out drunk Terry Lennox has a problem: his millionaire wife is dead and he needs to get out of LA fast. So he turns to his only friend in the world: Philip Marlowe, Private Investigator. He's willing to help a man down on his luck, but later, Lennox commits suicide in Mexico and things start to turn nasty. Marlowe finds himself drawn into a sordid crowd of adulterers and alcoholics in LA's Idle Valley, where the rich are suffering one big suntanned hangover. Marlowe is sure Lennox didn't kill his wife, but how many more stiffs will turn up before he gets to the truth? 'Anything Chandler writes about grips the mind from the first sentence' Daily Telegraph 'One of the greatest crime writers, who set standards others still try to attain' Sunday Times 'Chandler is an original stylist, creator of a character as immortal as Sherlock Holmes' Anthony Burgess Best-known as the creator of the original private eye, Philip Marlowe, Raymond Chandler was born in Chicago in 1888 and died in 1959. Many of his books have been adapted for the screen, and he is widely regarded as one of the very greatest writers of detective fiction. His books include The Big Sleep, The Little Sister, Farewell, My Lovely, The Long Good-bye, The Lady in the Lake, Playback, Killer in the Rain, The High Window and Trouble is My Business.

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This book is part of the "Philip Marlowe" series.
Here are some other books from this series:

Playback First published 1958 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:2.6/10

The Big Sleep First published 1939 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:8.5/10

Farewell, My Lovely First published 1940 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:5.9/10

The High Window First published 1942 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:4/10

The Lady in the Lake First published 1943 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:4.5/10

The Little Sister First published 1949 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:3.6/10

The Long Goodbye First published 1953 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:6.3/10

Farewell My Lovely First published 1940 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.6/10

Poodle Springs First published 1989 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.8/10

Trouble Is My Business First published 1939 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:2.5/10

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