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1	Big Sleep more books like this by Raymond Chandler Part of the "Penguin Authentic Texts" series of books that examine English language fiction, focusing on literature and language in literature. This book includes notes on language to help clarify text for both native and non-native readers of English. "The Big Sleep" was published in 1939 and features the character of Philip Marlowe - the cynical ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.56! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Long Goodbye more books like this by Raymond Chandler Marlowe is hired to search for Roger Wade, a novelist who has disappeared on a drinking binge. Wade's wife, Eileen, hopes that Marlowe will become Wade's bodyguard. Marlowe also encounters Terry Lennox, husband of a nymphomaniac heiress who is ultimately murdered, and Marlowe must help Terry, now a suspect, escape to Mexico. In this novel, Marlowe ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.40! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Farewell My Lovely more books like this by Raymond Chandler This is a series of simplified stories, designed as an introduction to literature. The series offers classics, best-sellers, film-titles and original stories. Each book has extensive exercises, a detailed introduction and information about the syllabus. They are published at six levels: level 1 - beginner (300 words); level 2 - elementary (500 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.06! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Lady in the Lake more books like this by Raymond Chandler Philip Marlowe goes out of his usual city habitat into the mountains outside of Los Angeles in his strange search for a missing woman. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.85! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Poodle Springs more books like this by Raymond Chandler Marlowe is now married, living in the resort town of Poodle Springs. He sets up as an investigator and soon finds himself in the middle of blackmail and murder. This is an unfinished novel by Raymond Chandler which has been completed by Robert B. Parker. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	High Window more books like this by Raymond Chandler Marlowe's client, Mrs. Murdock, is a wealthy widow whose antique gold coin has been stolen. As the story unwinds, it's clear that Mrs. Murdock's actions belie her posh surroundings. Chandler draws on his characteristic conflict between the Haves (the clients) and the Have-Nots (Marlowe) in his exploration of greed, trust, love and power in a plot ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.76! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Little Sister more books like this by Raymond Chandler Orfamay Quest of Manhattan, Kansas, is a "small, neat, rather prissy-looking girl with primly smooth brown hair and rimless glasses." She approaches the detective Marlowe to help her find her missing brother, but she can only afford to pay him $20. What Orfamay Quest doesn't tell Marlowe is that her half-sister is a movie starlet with mob ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Perchance to Dream more books like this by Robert B Parker The sequel to the 1939 novel "The Big Sleep", this story is set in Southern California and centres on the affairs of the Sternwood family. The author has written 19 private eye novels featuring Spenser, as well as "Poodle Springs", a posthumous collaboration with Raymond Chandler. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Chandler: Later Novels and Other Writings more books like this by Raymond Chandler, Frank McShane (Editor), Frank MacShane (Editor) The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the "finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made" (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to ... see all copies from $17.50! new only from $17.50! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Chandler: Stories and Early Novels more books like this by Raymond Chandler, Frank McShane (Editor), Frank MacShane (Editor) The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the "finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made" (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to ... see all copies from $17.14! new only from $20.00! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The big sleep and other novels more books like this by Raymond Chandler Raymond Chandler created the fast talking, trouble seeking Californian private eye Philip Marlowe for his first great novel "The Big Sleep" in 1939. Marlowe's entanglement with the Sternwood family - and an attendant cast of colorful underworld figures - is the background to a story reflecting all the tarnished glitter of the great American Dream. ... see all copies from $9.73! new only from $15.44!
12	Raymond Chandler Omnibus more books like this by Raymond Chandler see all copies from $3.72! first editions
13	Farewel My Lovely V138 more books like this by Raymond Chandler 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 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $61.94! \| first editions
14 view cover	The Big Sleep; Farewell, My Lovely; The High Window more books like this by Raymond Chandler, Diane Johnson (Introduction by) This Everyman's Library volume brings together Raymond Chandler's first three novels--the books that made him the master of American crime fiction. see all copies from $12.13! new only from $14.40! \| SVS
15 view cover	Poodle Springs more books like this by Robert B Parker Completed by Chandler's heir to the noir mystery, Robert B. Parker, "Poodle Springs" has Philip Marlowe married to Linda Loring of "The Long Goodbye". Chandler anticipated their marriage to be "a running fight interspersed with amorous interludes." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.08! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Raymond Chandler in Hollywood more books like this by Al Clark Four years after writing his first novel, The Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler found himself sitting in an office at Paramount Studios earning a weekly salary that amounted to almost half of what he had received film rights to his second novel, Farewell My Lovely. Despite the considerable rewards, he was always uncertain, often disgruntled, never at ... see all copies from $3.67! new only from $30.72! \| first editions
17	Chandlertown: The Los Angeles of Philip Marlowe more books like this by Edward Thorpe see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
18	Perchance to Dream: Robert B. Parker's Sequel to Raymond Chandler's the Big Sleep more books like this by Robert B Parker Robert B. Parker's sequel to Raymond Chandler's "The Big Sleep", starring archetypal hardboiled detective Philip Marlowe. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.89! \| first editions
19 view cover	Philip Marlowe's Guide to Life more books like this by Raymond Chandler, Marty Asher (Editor) Raymond Chandler's classic gumshoe Philip Marlowe is the quintessential American detective. Taken together, his observations and witticisms represent some of the most scathing and brilliant writing in crime fiction, and coalesce into a wonderfully alluring world view. see all copies from $2.80! new only from $4.32! \| first editions
20	Four complete Philip Marlowe novels more books like this by Raymond Chandler see all copies from $3.80! first editions
21	Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe: A Centennial Celebration more books like this by Raymond Chandler Authorized by the estate of the late Raymond Chandler, this volume reveals the missing life history and detective adventures of Philip Marlowe, one of the 20th century's most enduring and beloved characters. Marlowe is the quintessential American detective: cynical yet idealistic; romantic yet full of despair; a gentleman capable of rough violence ... see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
22	Midnight Raymond Chandler more books like this by Raymond Chandler see all copies from $1.99! first editions
23 view cover	Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe more books like this by Raymond Chandler Authorized by the estate of the late Raymond Chandler, this volume reveals the missing life history and detective adventures of Philip Marlowe, one of the 20th century's most enduring and beloved characters. Marlowe is the quintessential American detective: cynical yet idealistic; romantic yet full of despair; a gentleman capable of rough violence ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
24	V145 Lady in the Lake more books like this by Raymond Chandler Derace Kingsley, executive at a cosmetics company, "...can't stand scandal." But a month before he hired Marlowe, his wife went to Mexico for a divorce in order to marry a playboy named Lavery. However, the wife's car is discovered, abandoned, and Lavery doesn't know anything about the divorce scheme. Kinglsey hires Marlowe to find his wife and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $77.59! \| first editions
25	The Big Sleep; (And), the High Window; (And), the Lady in the Lake; (And), the Long Goodbye; (And), Playback; (And), Farewell My Lovely more books like this by Raymond Chandler see all copies from $27.00! first editions

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