{"product_id":"the-big-sleep-special-edition-paperback","title":"The Big Sleep (Special Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaymond Chandler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA special edition of the iconic first novel from crime fiction master Raymond Chandler, featuring Philip Marlowe, the \"quintessential urban private eye\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e). Featuring an introduction by James Ellroy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA dying millionaire hires private eye Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters, and 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Vintage Crime\/Black Lizard Special Edition.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaymond Thornton Chandler (1888 - 1959) was the master practitioner of American hard-boiled crime fiction. Although he was born in Chicago, Chandler spent most of his boyhood and youth in England where he attended Dulwich College and later worked as a freelance journalist for \u003ci\u003eThe Westminster Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e. During World War I, Chandler served in France with the First Division of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, transferring later to the Royal Flying Corps (R. A. F.). In 1919 he returned to the United States, settling in California, where he eventually became director of a number of independent oil companies. The Depression put an end to his career, and in 1933, at the age of forty-five, he turned to writing fiction, publishing his first stories in \u003ci\u003eBlack Mask\u003c\/i\u003e. Chandler's detective stories often starred the brash but honorable Philip Marlowe (introduced in 1939 in his first novel, \u003cb\u003e The Big Sleep\u003c\/b\u003e) and were noted for their literate presentation and dead-on critical eye. Never a prolific writer, Chandler published only one collection of stories and seven novels in his lifetime. Some of Chandler's novels, like \u003cb\u003eThe Big Sleep\u003c\/b\u003e, were made into classic movies which helped define the film noir style. In the last year of his life he was elected president of the Mystery Writers of America. He died in La Jolla, California on March 26, 1959.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52024962646317,"sku":"9780593311899","price":18.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-big-sleep-special-edition-paperback-3965201.webp?v=1777427468","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-big-sleep-special-edition-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}