{"product_id":"the-big-sleep-9780394758282","title":"The Big Sleep","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe renowned novel from crime fiction master Raymond Chandler, with the \"quintessential urban private eye\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e), Philip Marlowe - \u003cb\u003eFeaturing the iconic character that inspired the film \u003ci\u003eMarlowe\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Liam Neeson.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA dying millionaire hires private eye Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters, and Marlowe finds himself involved with more than extortion. Kidnapping, pornography, seduction, and murder are just a few of the complications he gets caught up in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raymond Chandler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Crime\/Black Lizard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/1988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780394758282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2002 pg. 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2002 pg. 577\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMen's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2007 pg. 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/05\/2013 pg. 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44120588419286,"sku":"9780394758282","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/products\/img_ac50f9ce-965d-4e34-836f-7ac0063a1c27.jpg?v=1681395334","url":"https:\/\/tiabookcellar.com\/products\/the-big-sleep-9780394758282","provider":"tia book cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}