THE BIG SLEEP

by Raymond Chandler, The Gunston Trust (Editor)

Overview

THE BIG SLEEP - by RAYMOND CHANDLER - GUNSTON CLASSICS
When a dying millionaire hires Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters, Marlowe finds himself involved with more than extortion. Kidnapping, pornography, seduction, and murder are just a few of the complications he gets caught up in.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798341856837
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	12/28/2024
Pages:	342
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.71(d)

About the Author

Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959)

was an American-British novelist and screenwriter. In 1932, at the age of forty-four, Chandler became a detective fiction writer after losing his job as an oil company executive during the Great Depression. His first short story, "Blackmailers Don't Shoot", was published in 1933 in Black Mask, a popular pulp magazine. His first novel, The Big Sleep, was published in 1939. In addition to his short stories, Chandler published seven novels during his lifetime (an eighth, in progress at the time of his death, was completed by Robert B. Parker). All but Playback have been made into motion pictures, some more than once. In the year before his death, he was elected president of the Mystery Writers of America.

Date of Birth:

July 23, 1888

Date of Death:

March 26, 1959

Place of Birth:

Chicago Illinois

Place of Death:

La Jolla, California

Education:

Educated in England, France, and Germany