Farewell, My Lovely
by Raymond Chandler
Taste attributes: detectivecrimemysterythrillerfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeAn intricate, intimate detective novel: unsavoury and serious. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.9 / 5
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About This Book
This is one of Chandler’s most famous crime novels featuring the detective Philip Marlowe, who’s about to give up on a completely routine case when he finds himself in the wrong place at the right time to get caught up in a murder that leads to a ring of jewel thieves, another murder, a fortune-teller, a couple more murders, and more corruption than your average graveyard.
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- Author
- Raymond Chandler
- Published
- 1940
- Pages
- 266
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- Open Library
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