The Big Sleep

Author: Raymond Chandler

Publisher: New York: Vintage Books, 1992.

Series: Philip Marlowe mysteries, 1

If you’re looking for the classic hard-boiled detective, Philip Marlowe is your man. Suave, well-dressed and wielding a keen mind, he navigates the seedy underbelly of 1930s L.A. with class. ‘The Big Sleep’ has this complex gumshoe tracking down an extortionist targeting a millionaire’s daughter and is the first in a healthy series of mysteries. Penned by one of the fathers of the hard-boiled detective, Raymond Chandler, he sets an atmospheric and compelling mystery that moves fast so try and keep up.

If you’re looking for more Marlowe, of course follow his series or sit down and watch the classic film. Humphrey Bogart plays the man himself and is probably who you picture when you think hard-boiled detective.

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