The Little Sister
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The Little Sister

by Raymond Chandler

1949•Detective•253 pages

Taste attributes: detectivecrimemysteryfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeA smart, morally murky detective novel: original and small-scale. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

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3.9 / 5

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About This Book

Her name is Orfamay Quest and she's come all the way from Manhattan, Kansas to find her missing brother Orrin - or that's what she tells PI Philip Marlowe, offering him a measly 20 bucks for the privilege. Before long he wishes he wasn't so charitable as the trail leads to luscious movie starlets, uppity gangsters, suspicious cops and corpses with ice picks jammed in their necks...

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DetectiveCrimeMysterySolving the riddle/not as it seemsInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

Private investigatorsDetective and mystery storiesCalifornia

Details

Author
Raymond Chandler
Published
1949
Pages
253
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