The Big Sleep

By (author): "Elliot Gould, Raymond Chandler"
Genres:Fiction books  Classics books  Detective books  Mystery books  Crime books  Noir books  
Publish Date: February 6th 1939
The Big Sleep
ISBN0787120502
ISBN139780787120504
AsinThe Big Sleep
CharactersCarmen Sternwood, Philip Marlowe
Original titleThe Big Sleep
SeriesPhilip Marlowe #1
Chandler's first novel, published in 1939, introduces Philip Marlowe, a 38-year-old P.I. moving through the seamy side of Los Angeles in the 1930s. This classic case involves a paralyzed California millionaire, his two psychotic daughters, blackmail, and murder.