The  little sister
1949 • 257 pages

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Average rating3.6

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The renowned novel from crime fiction master Raymond Chandler, with the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times), Philip Marlowe • Featuring the iconic character that inspired the forthcoming film Marlowe, starring Liam Neeson In noir master Raymond Chandler's The Little Sister, a movie starlet with a gangster boyfriend and a pair of siblings with a shared secret lure private eye Philip Marlowe into the less than glamorous and more than a little dangerous world of Hollywood fame. Chandler's first foray into the industry that dominates the company town that is Los Angeles.


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8 primary books10 released books

#5 in Philip Marlowe

Philip Marlowe is a 10-book series with 10 released primary works first released in 1934 with contributions by Raymond Chandler.

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The Big Sleep
#2
Farewell, My Lovely
#3
The High Window
#4
The Lady in the Lake
#5
The  little sister
#6
The Long Goodbye
#7
Playback
#8
Trouble Is My Business
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Not as good as many of his others. But it's still Chandler, so still pretty good.

September 10, 2020
August 31, 2014

Definitely the worst of the Marlowe books that I've read. Starts fairly strong, but breaks down part way through.

May 18, 2016

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