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The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler6/26/2023 ![]() The reader is drawn in as Marlowe uncovers each new layer of clues. Action scenes are suspenseful and fairly fast-paced, with space for reflection in between. The language is succinct, but very descriptive powerful, gritty and realistic. All but Playback have been realized into motion pictures, some several times. In addition to his short stories, Chandler published just seven full novels during his lifetime (though an eighth in progress at his death was completed by Robert B. The frame highlights the dark underbelly of L.A. His first novel, The Big Sleep, was published in 1939. As one murder leads to another, Marlowe must follow the clues to protect the Sternwood family from its own dark secrets.Īppeal Factors: Private investigator subgenre. While Marlowe takes the drugged Carmen home, Geiger’s body disappears along with the photographic evidence. Marlowe tries to confront Geiger, but finds Geiger dead along with evidence that Geiger has been taking nude photos of Sternwood’s youngest daughter Carmen. Marlowe discovers Geiger is running a pornography lending library under the front of an antique book store. Plot Summary: The decrepit General Sternwood hires Detective Marlowe to investigate Geiger, the man who is blackmailing him. ![]()
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