Farewell, My Lovely - Softcover
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Eight years ago moose malloy and cute little redhead velma were getting married - until someone framed malloy for armed robbery now his stretch is up and he wants velma back pi philip marlowe meets malloy one hot day in hollywood and, out of the generosity of his jaded heart, agrees to help him dragged from one smoky bar to another, marlowes search for velma turns up plenty of dangerous gangsters with a nasty habit of shooting first and talking later and soon what started as a search for a missing person becomes a matter of life and death about author: about the author born in chicago but raised in england, where he studied the classics, raymond chandler had early jobs as a reporter for english newspapers he also worked as an accountant, bookkeeper, and auditor but his first love was writing, and from 1933 to his death, chandler was a professional writer in addition to novels and short stories, chandler wrote screenplays he won two academy awards, for double indemnity (1944) and the blue dahlia (1946) urban americas darker side fascinated chandler as a place where the promise of america has gone wrong, corrupted by greed, money, and power into this setting chandler places detective philip marlowe, a disillusioned idealist made cynical by what he sees on the streets of los angeles chandler is said to demonstrate the imaginative possibilities of the detective story as he transforms the genre from formulaic puzzlement to cultural inquiry
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- PublisherBALLANTINE BO0KS
- Publication date1971
- ISBN 10 0141045590
- ISBN 13 9780141045597
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages324
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Eight years ago Moose Malloy and cute little redhead Velma were getting married - until someone framed Malloy for armed robbery. Now his stretch is up and he wants Velma back. PI Philip Marlowe meets Malloy one hot day in Hollywood and, out of the generosity of his jaded heart, agrees to help him. Dragged from one smoky bar to another, Marlowe's search for Velma turns up plenty of dangerous gangsters with a nasty habit of shooting first and talking later. And soon what started as a search for a missing person becomes a matter of life and death . . . Eight years ago Moose Malloy and cute little redhead Velma were getting married until someone framed Malloy for armed robbery. Now his stretch is up and he wants Velma back. PI Philip Marlowe meets Malloy one hot day in Hollywood and, out of the generosity of his jaded heart, agrees to help him. Dragged from one smoky bar to another, Marlowe's search for Velma turns up plenty of dangerous gangsters with a nasty habit of shooting first and talking later. And soon what started as a search for a missing person becomes a matter of life and death . . . Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780141045597
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Eight years ago Moose Malloy and cute little redhead Velma were getting married - until someone framed Malloy for armed robbery. Now his stretch is up and he wants Velma back. PI Philip Marlowe meets Malloy one hot day in Hollywood and, out of the generosity of his jaded heart, agrees to help him. Dragged from one smoky bar to another, Marlowe's search for Velma turns up plenty of dangerous gangsters with a nasty habit of shooting first and talking later. And soon what started as a search for a missing person becomes a matter of life and death . . . Eight years ago Moose Malloy and cute little redhead Velma were getting married until someone framed Malloy for armed robbery. Now his stretch is up and he wants Velma back. PI Philip Marlowe meets Malloy one hot day in Hollywood and, out of the generosity of his jaded heart, agrees to help him. Dragged from one smoky bar to another, Marlowe's search for Velma turns up plenty of dangerous gangsters with a nasty habit of shooting first and talking later. And soon what started as a search for a missing person becomes a matter of life and death . . . Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780141045597
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Eight years ago Moose Malloy and cute little redhead Velma were getting married - until someone framed Malloy for armed robbery. Now his stretch is up and he wants Velma back. PI Philip Marlowe meets Malloy one hot day in Hollywood and, out of the generosity of his jaded heart, agrees to help him. Dragged from one smoky bar to another, Marlowe's search for Velma turns up plenty of dangerous gangsters with a nasty habit of shooting first and talking later. And soon what started as a search for a missing person becomes a matter of life and death . . . Eight years ago Moose Malloy and cute little redhead Velma were getting married until someone framed Malloy for armed robbery. Now his stretch is up and he wants Velma back. PI Philip Marlowe meets Malloy one hot day in Hollywood and, out of the generosity of his jaded heart, agrees to help him. Dragged from one smoky bar to another, Marlowe's search for Velma turns up plenty of dangerous gangsters with a nasty habit of shooting first and talking later. And soon what started as a search for a missing person becomes a matter of life and death . . . Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780141045597
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