Used. Paperback. Step into the sultry, shadowy streets of 1930s Los Angeles with Raymond Chandler’s masterclass in hard-boiled crime, where private eye Philip Marlowe takes on a crooked case involving a wealthy invalid and his wildly unstable daughters. Chandler writes prose that hits harder than a two-bit sap, spinning a labyrinthine yarn of blackmail, murder, and moral decay that practically begs to be read in a single fog-soaked sitting. You will come for the snappy patter, but you will stay for the unmatched atmosphere of a city where everybody's got something to hide. It is the definitive detective story that launched a legendary literary legacy, and trust me, you will sleep much better after finally turning the first page.