'Alcohol is like love,' he said. 'The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third is routine. After that you take the girl's clothes off.'
Down-and-out drunk Terry Lennox has a problem: his millionaire wife is dead and he needs to get out of LA fast. So he turns to his only friend in the world: Philip Marlowe, Private Investigator. He's willing to help a man down on his luck, but later, Lennox commits suicide in Mexico and things start to turn nasty. Marlowe finds himself drawn into a sordid crowd of adulterers and alcoholics in LA's Idle Valley, where the rich are suffering one big suntanned hangover.
Marlowe is sure Lennox didn't kill his wife, but how many more stiffs will turn up before he gets to the truth?
By:
Raymond Chandler Introduction by:
Jeffery Deaver Imprint: Penguin Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: Re-issue Volume: 6 Dimensions:
Height: 197mm,
Width: 131mm,
Spine: 28mm
Weight: 320g ISBN:9780241954362 ISBN 10: 0241954363 Series:Phillip Marlowe Pages: 464 Publication Date:31 March 2011 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
