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An omnibus comprising Raymond Chandler's three Philip Marlowe novels, THE LADY IN THE LAKE, THE HIGH WINDOW and THE LITTLE SISTER.
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Raymond Chandler grew up in Chicago and Dulwich. After moving back to the US in 1912 and fighting in the Canadian Army during World War, he settled in California and became a highly successful oil executive. His first novel, THE BIG SLEEP, was published when he was 51. He followed this with FAREWELL MY LOVELY (1940), THE HIGH WINDOW (1942) THE LADY IN THE LAKE (1943), THE LITTLE SISTER (1949) and THE LONG GOODBYE (1954) all of which featured the detective Philip Marlowe.
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The house was on Dresden Avenue in the Oak Knoll section of Pasadena, a big solid cool-looking house with burgundy brick walls, a terra-cotta tile roof, and a white stone trim. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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The house was on Dresden Avenue in the Oak Knoll section of Pasadena, a big solid cool-looking house with burgundy brick walls, a terra-cotta tile roof, and a white stone trim. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
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67 of 72 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
According to the Penguin modern classics' website, this volume contains: The Lady in the Lake, The High Window and The Little Sister.
I hate it when I can't easily find this out on Amazon!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
Fans of Raymond Chandler will not be disappointed by these stories. They are pacey with the unique written style which makes Chandler the author he is. The stories are seriously compromised however by a technical problem in the conversion to Kindle format which prevents the reader scanning back to previous chapters. This has not happened to other Kindle books which I have bought and is particularly irritating in this kind of a story where the reader is inclined to revert to previous chapters to reread the plot. In this version, the only way back is to laboriously press the 'back page' button and move back page by page. Don't bother with the Kindle version, buy it in book form.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having only got around to reading the novels after many years of watching the films, these books are an absolute treat. The words and thoughts on the page just have more impact than when they are spoken. I found myself re-reading sentences over and over.
The language is just brilliant and I can only think of Elmore Leonard who is even in the same class when it comes to crime fiction. Despite being set 50+ years ago they seem very contemporary and not all all past their time.
I would recommend all this series and to read them in order.
The language is just brilliant and I can only think of Elmore Leonard who is even in the same class when it comes to crime fiction. Despite being set 50+ years ago they seem very contemporary and not all all past their time.
I would recommend all this series and to read them in order.
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"Lady in the Lake" & Other Novels
I am a fan of Raymond Chandler (and Dashiel Hammett) and had already bought the 'companion' volume containing The Big Sleep, The Maltese Falcon, etc. Read more
Published 3 months ago by M. Frizelle
Philip Marlow is a Superb Character in brilliant stories
I love the Philip Marlowe stories. They are a joy to read. They will give you all the twists and turns of a Steig Larsson novel but with the language and characterisation of Damon... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Business Book Worm
classic book
great book, i can add no more to the thousands of works that have been written about how great Chandler is.
Published on 4 Mar 2009 by R. H. Corbin
The pulpier mysteries of Raymond Chandler
Chandler is often credited as an influence, along with Jim Thompson, of noir. Basically, Noir (mind if I smoke? Read more
Published on 10 Jun 2002 by Jason
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