{"product_id":"the-lady-in-the-lake-the-little-sister-the-long-goodbye-playback-introduction-by-tom-hiney-hardcover","title":"The Lady in the Lake, the Little Sister, the Long Goodbye, Playback: Introduction by Tom Hiney - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaymond Chandler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTom Hiney\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreator of the famous Philip Marlowe, Raymond Chandler elevated the American hard-boiled detective genre to an art form. Chandler's last four novels, published here in one volume, offer ample opportunity to savor the unique and utterly compelling fictional world that made his works modern classics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Lady in the Lake\u003c\/i\u003e moves Marlowe out of his usual habitat of city streets and into the mountains outside of Los Angeles in his strange search for a missing woman. \u003ci\u003eThe Little Sister\u003c\/i\u003e takes Marlowe to Hollywood, where he tries to find a sweet young thing's missing brother, uncovering on the way a little blackmail, a lot of drugs, and more than enough murder. In \u003ci\u003eThe Long Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e, a case involving a war-scarred drunk and his nymphomaniac wife has Marlowe constantly on the move: a psychotic gangster's on his trail, he's in trouble with the cops, and more and more corpses keep turning up. \u003ci\u003ePlayback\u003c\/i\u003e features a well-endowed redhead who leads Marlowe to the California coast to solve a tale of big money and, of course, murder.\u003cbr\u003e Throughout these masterpieces, Marlowe's wry humor and existential sense of his job prove yet again why he has become one of the most recognized and imitated characters in fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing the iconic character that inspired the forthcoming film \u003ci\u003eMarlowe\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Liam Neeson.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreator of the famous Philip Marlowe, Raymond Chandler elevated the American hard-boiled detective genre to an art form. Chandler's last four novels, published here in one volume, offer ample opportunity to savor the unique and utterly compelling fictional world that made his works modern classics. \u003cbr\u003eTHE LADY IN THE LAKE moves Marlowe out of his usual habitat of city streets and into the mountains outside of Los Angeles in his strange search for a missing woman. THE LITTLE SISTER takes Marlowe to Hollywood, where he tries to find a sweet young thing's missing brother, uncovering on the way a little blackmail, a lot of drugs, and more than enough murder.\" In THE LONG GOODBYE, a case involving a war-scarred drunk and his nymphomaniac wife has Marlowe constantly on the move: a psychotic gangster's on his trail, he's in trouble with the cops, and more and more corpses keep turning up. PLAYBACK features a well-endowed redhead who leads Marlowe to the California coast to solve a tale of big money and, of course, murder. \u003cbr\u003eThroughout these masterpieces, Marlowe's wry humor and existential sense of his job prove yet again why he has become one of the most recognized and imitated characters in fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaymond Thornton Chandler (1888 - 1959) was the master practitioner of American hard-boiled crime fiction. Although he was born in Chicago, Chandler spent most of his boyhood and youth in England where he attended Dulwich College and later worked as a freelance journalist for \u003ci\u003eThe Westminster Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e. During World War I, Chandler served in France with the First Division of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, transferring later to the Royal Flying Corps (R. A. F.). In 1919 he returned to the United States, settling in California, where he eventually became director of a number of independent oil companies. The Depression put an end to his career, and in 1933, at the age of forty-five, he turned to writing fiction, publishing his first stories in \u003ci\u003eBlack Mask\u003c\/i\u003e. Chandler's detective stories often starred the brash but honorable Philip Marlowe (introduced in 1939 in his first novel, \u003cb\u003e The Big Sleep\u003c\/b\u003e) and were noted for their literate presentation and dead-on critical eye. Never a prolific writer, Chandler published only one collection of stories and seven novels in his lifetime. Some of Chandler's novels, like \u003cb\u003eThe Big Sleep\u003c\/b\u003e, were made into classic movies which helped define the film noir style. In the last year of his life he was elected president of the Mystery Writers of America. He died in La Jolla, California on March 26, 1959.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 8.32 x 5.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44801213300838,"sku":"9780375415029","price":43.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/ZHcxTkV3N0FlSnZlTUk1S1pqUTVsdz09.webp?v=1771304131","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-lady-in-the-lake-the-little-sister-the-long-goodbye-playback-introduction-by-tom-hiney-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}