The Big Sleep: A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation

She had a good mouth and a good chin. "She was trouble. There was a sulky droop to her lips and the lower lip was full." . Her hair was black and wiry and parted in the middle. Its bursts of sex, violence, and explosively direct prose changed detective fiction forever. She was tall and rangy and strong-looking. A few locks of dry white hair clung to his scalp, like wild flowers fighting for life on a bare rock." Published in 1939, when Raymond Chandler was 50, this is the first of the Philip Marlowe novels. "His thin, claw-like hands were folded loosely on the rug, purple-nailed

1 hr 26 mins.. Carmen Sternwood has got herself mixed up with a blackmailer, while Vivian has managed to mislay her husband, ex-bootlegger Rusty Regan. The Big Sleep finds the world-weary, wisecracking investigator consulted by a wealthy family man with two big problems: his children. Fast-talking, trouble-seeking private eye Philip Marlowe is a different kind of detective: a moral man in an amoral world. Old, ailing General Sternwood hires Marlowe to take care of things—but it’s not too long before the bodies start piling up, and Marlowe finds himself knee-deep in troubleStarring Toby Stephens, this landmark dramatization retains all the suspense and excitement of Chandler’s complex and compelling novel.2 CDs. California in the 1940s and 1950s is as beautiful as a ripe fruit and rotten to the core, and Marlowe must struggle to retain his integrity amidst the corruption he encounters daily

"Marlowe's worst clients ever" according to Whistlers Mom. Published in 19Marlowe's worst clients ever Published in 1939, this was Chandler's first full length book following a half dozen years of cranking out short stories for Black Mask and other pulp magazines. I can understand why it was well-received, but to me it's a weaker book than his later ones. Was the author having trouble shaking off the dust of the pulps or was he nervous about moving into the Big Leagues?Part of the problem is that the family poor Marlowe is trying to protect. 9, this was Chandler's first full length book following a half dozen years of cranking out short stories for Black Mask and other pulp magazines. I can understand why it was well-received, but to me it's a weaker book than his later ones. Was the author having trouble shaking off the dust of the pulps or was he nervous about moving into the Big Leagues?Part of the problem is that the family poor Marlowe is trying to protect. W. Robert said A Great 19A Great 1940's Detective Novel. Wish I was as cool as Philip Marlow. W. Robert A great 1940s detective novel. It was made into a fine movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Just a few questions to be answered within the story: what does Eddie Mars have on the Sternwoods? Where is Eddie Mars' wife? What happened to Sean Regan? Why is Gwyn Geiger blackmailing the Sternwoods? Why is Harry Jones following Philip Marlow? What did General Sternwood hire Marlow to do? What was going on at Lavern Terrace the night. 0's Detective Novel. Wish I was as cool as Philip Marlow.. A great 19A Great 1940's Detective Novel. Wish I was as cool as Philip Marlow. W. Robert A great 1940s detective novel. It was made into a fine movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Just a few questions to be answered within the story: what does Eddie Mars have on the Sternwoods? Where is Eddie Mars' wife? What happened to Sean Regan? Why is Gwyn Geiger blackmailing the Sternwoods? Why is Harry Jones following Philip Marlow? What did General Sternwood hire Marlow to do? What was going on at Lavern Terrace the night. 0s detective novel. It was made into a fine movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Just a few questions to be answered within the story: what does Eddie Mars have on the Sternwoods? Where is Eddie Mars' wife? What happened to Sean Regan? Why is Gwyn Geiger blackmailing the Sternwoods? Why is Harry Jones following Philip Marlow? What did General Sternwood hire Marlow to do? What was going on at Lavern Terrace the night. "Really, really entertaining" according to Margaret E.. I had already read this book long, long ago but decided it would be a good one to read aloud with my husband during the cocktail/chocolate/literature hour. It's even better read aloud. Having said that, however, if you do buy this on Kindle be sure and have a hard copy nearby since there are many, many typos and other mistakes in this version. Whoever edited it did a very poor job but that does not detract from the story itself. In reading