The Long Goodbye
A Novel
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4.4 • 181 Ratings
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Publisher Description
ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • The renowned novel from crime fiction master Raymond Chandler, with the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times), Philip Marlowe • Featuring the iconic character that inspired the film Marlowe, starring Liam Neeson.
In noir master Raymond Chandler's The Long Goodbye, Philip Marlowe befriends a down on his luck war veteran with the scars to prove it. Then he finds out that Terry Lennox has a very wealthy nymphomaniac wife, whom he divorced and remarried and who ends up dead. And now Lennox is on the lam and the cops and a crazy gangster are after Marlowe.
Customer Reviews
The superstar of fictional crime writing.
If you love mysteries set mid century the, this is a juicy masterpiece to start with. Read one Chandler and you’ll be hooked.
The Perfect Chandler Novel
This should be required reading for every high school student interested in writing. Chandler's trademark witty dialogue is matched by plot, character, and heartbreakingly honest storytelling. A masterpiece.