About this title: In this second Philip Marlowe novel, the detective is more fleshed-out and well-drawn. Chandler expanded Marlowe's trademark irreverence and wise-guy remakrs, and in "Farewell, My Lovely" Marlowe is more well-intentioned. Taking on the case of Moose Malloy, wrongly imprisoned for robbery, Marlowe must also find Malloy's love Velma, who disappeared when Malloy was imprisoned eight years before. Also Marlowe must come to terms with his feelings for Anne Riordan, who is assisting him with the case.
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Description: Fair. Paperback in fair condition. The book has a slight bow, some edge rubbing, some spotting, on the cover, pages are tanning, [Satisfaction Guaranteed! ]. read more
Description: Good. 0394758277 Earlier trade paperback same content exactly-Aside from newer introduction/afterward, original text has never changed, Standard Used Condition, different cover, No writing or Highlighting, some spine creases, age tan though holding together well, sold for content. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Penguin, London
Date Published: 1998
ISBN-13:9780140109795ISBN:014010979X
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. mmpb, Great reading condition, Pages clean, tan toned, Dog eared, spine crease, edge wear. 253p.; 20 cm. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780345246110ISBN:034524611X
Description: Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Tie-in to movie starring Robert Mitchum. 249 pages. Paperback. Ballantine Books (ISBN 034524611X). 1975 later printing. Condition: Good to very good. Complete and intact. A little edge wear and mild spine slant. Unmarked. Front cover crease. 2d. read more
Binding: Unknown Binding
Publisher: Pocket Books, Inc
Date Published: 1945
Description: Good. -2nd Printing--203 pgs. Interior-Light yellowing to pages and the one page at the back loose, but present. The boards have light signs of aging. -Publish Place: New York-Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. read more
Description: Good. 0786201746 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ballentine
Date Published: 1971
Description: Acceptable. Well used. Still readable but not for the collector. All orders processed within 2 business days. Ships from Foxboro MA. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Thorndike Pr
Date Published: 1994-06
ISBN-13:9780786201747ISBN:0786201746
Description: Good. This is a 1994 X/LIBRARY hardcover. Pictorial front cover; no DJ. LARGE PRINT. Spine is a bit mobile but it does not affect the binding. Pages are clean. A good book overall. Daily shipping. read more
Edition: Reprint; First Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Vintage Crime, New York
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780394758275ISBN:0394758277
Description: Very Good; Reissue of Chandler's second novel. Cover photograph by Barnaby Hall, shows a shadowy figure of a woman holding a gun; light green covers. Some sun browning to back cover which shows it had been shelved with a smaller book. 0394758277. Moose Malloy, a six-foot-five giant just out of prison, gets detective Philip Marlowe involved in his seemingly hopeless search for Velma, his missing girlfriend, a seemingly routine case soon complicated by a gang of jewel thieves, a suspicious ... read more
Edition: 14th Printing
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Pocket Books, New York
Date Published: 1964
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Vintage paperback in Excellent condition. Clean with Tight/uncreased Binding. No markings, tears or folds. 230 p. A Philip Marlowe Murder Mystery Pocket Book Edition 4002. 14th Printing, March 1964. read more
"The main story was this: Moose Malloy was looking for the girl he loved, Velma. In the penultimate chapter he found her. But things didn't go well at the reunion. In between? Oh there was a fake psychic. Dirty cops. A crooked shrink. And a few murders being done.
If you were not a fan of those type of stories, this book is worth a try because it had these lines:
The voice of the hot dog merchant split the dusk like an axe.
I like smooth shiny girls, hardboiled and loaded with sin.
I thought his pearl was a little too large, but that might have been jealousy.
I used my knee on his face. It hurt my knee. He didn't tell me whether it hurt his face.
The eighty-five cent dinner tasted like a discarded mail bag and was served to me by a waiter who looked as if he would slug me for a quarter, cut my throat for six bits, and bury me at sea in a barrel of concrete for a dollar and a half, plus sales tax.
Would you like to know more? Give a hoot. Read the book."
"Aw well, hell," I said. "A guy never gets to do anything in this country any more. Always women."
"She likes you," Randall said, like a polite FBI man in a movie, a little sad, but very manly. "Her old man was as straight a cop as ever lost a job. She had no business taking those things. She likes you."
"She's a nice girl. Not my type."
"You don't like them nice?" He had another cigarette going. The smoke was being fanned away from his face by his hand.
"I like smooth shiny girls, hardboiled and loaded with sin."
"They take you to the cleaners," Randall said indifferently.
"Sure. Where else have I ever been? What do you call this session?""
"Chandler might be one of the classic detective writers, but his style and stories aren't quite what I like in a mystery. The private detective (Philip Marlowe) is supposed to be one of these tough loner types, but I prefer the unassuming or unexpected type of sleuth. Of course, one easily sees how Chandler's Marlowe has been copied by many crime writers, so it makes it worthwhile to have read some of this stuff."
"I'm still partial to The Long Goodbye, but Elliot Gould does a mean narration for the Chandler audiobooks. It's been a lot of mystery and noir for me lately, with the last few months seeing me breeze through this, The Big Sleep, three novels by James Cain (Double Indemnity, The Postman Always Rings Twice, and Mildred Pierce), and the one that predates them all: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. I'll be knocking out a couple Hammett novels soon and the next Holmes book which all will be nice and cozy as we settle in for Fall in Portland."
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