Raymond Chandler — The Big Sleep
Penguin Books 2008 Paperback, 264pp. Philip Marlowe is the perfect expression of the cynical, world-weary gumshoe. Hired by the crippled General Sternwood to shake off a blackmailer, Marlowe also has to deal with the general's two rebellious daughters, the gamblers and pornographers they run with and, soon enough, some inconvenient murders . Cover creased. Book has been covered in protective plastic laminate. Otherwise good readable condition. (ISBN: 9780141037592). Fair.