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The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler · Booklabria

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The Big Sleep

MysteryMystery & Detective, Hard-Boiled

The Big Sleep

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First published: 1939
Editions: 116 in 10 languages

Synopsis

Philip Marlowe, a private eye who operates in Los Angeles's seamy underside during the 1930s, takes on his first case, which involves a paralyzed California millionaire, two psychotic daughters, blackmail, and murder

Subjects: Mystery
Mystery & Detective, Hard-Boiled
Women
Private investigators
California
Los angeles
Set in: California
Los Angeles
Time: 1930s
Characters: Philip Marlowe

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116 in 10 languages

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English91 French4 Spanish4 German3 All 10 languages

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