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Bet you didn't know that one of the greatest detective novelist in history was a conservative. You'll be interested in finding out much more in Raymond Chandler: A Biography (hb, 356pp), by Tom Hiney. This concise biography depicts the great detective novelist, Raymond Chandler, as above all a man of conventional tastes and conservative beliefs. He loved and lived with the same woman, his wife, Cissy, through most of his life. He abhorred the welfare state and spoke out against it. He was born in America and grew up in England and Ireland. He wrote only seven novels, but these have the mark of genious. He had also been a screen writer in Hollywood where he became famous for "The Big Sleep". His conservatism came out in his work; he loved to write scenes and dialogue and shied away from gratuitous sex because he felt it detracted from the work. In the end, his is the story of a man with great dignity and character. An excellent read. Here's your chance to get all of the Philip Marlowe mysteries. These are high quality paperbacks all from the same publisher. Beyond simply being a pleasant read, they look nice bunched together on your bookshelf. The Big Sleep (pb, 231pp) is Chandler's first novel. It introduces Philip Marlowe to the public. Farewell, My Lovely (pb, 175pp) The High Window (pb, 265pp) The Lady in the Lake (pb, 266pp) Philip Marlowe undergoes a strange and puzzling search for a missing woman. The Little Sister (pb, 250pp). Marlowe tangles with a noisy receptionist from Kansas. The Long Goodbye (pb, 379pp). A friend's suicide and confession to murder of his wife sends Marlowe on a hunt for the real killer. Playback (pb, 166pp). The Simple Art of Murder (pb, 377pp) is a collection of short stories about Philip Marlowe by Raymond Chandler.  |
        
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