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The Big Sleep

ISBN: 0394758285

Title: The Big Sleep

Author: Raymond Chandler

KDL Description:

One of the classic detective novels that established the genre, The Big Sleep follows Philip Marlowe into an underworld of booze, violence, pornography, and sex, as he searches for the blackmailer of a millionaire’s daughter.

Amazon Description:

When a dying millionaire hires Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters, 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.

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—Ross Macdonald