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Mystery & Detective, Hard-BoiledPrivate investigators

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First published: 1958
Editions: 33 in 5 languages

Synopsis

In Chandler's final novel, Marlowe is hired by an influential lawyer he's never heard of to tail a gorgeous redhead, but decides he prefers to help out the redhead. She's been acquitted of her alcoholic husband's murder, but her father-in-law prefers not to take the court's word for it.

Subjects: Mystery & Detective, Hard-Boiled
Private investigators
California
Los angeles
Marlowe, philip
Set in: California
Los Angeles
Characters: Philip Marlowe

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33 in 5 languages

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English26 French2 Spanish2 Bulgarian1 All 5 languages

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