The Long Good-Bye
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 3rd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Minor nick/tear on fep.
A landmark of hardboiled detective fiction, The Long Good-Bye chronicles the morally complex journey of Philip Marlowe, Raymond Chandler's iconic Los Angeles private eye, as he becomes entangled in a web of loyalty, corruption, and murder after befriending the enigmatic Terry Lennox. What begins as a simple act of kindness spirals into a labyrinthine investigation that uncovers the rot beneath the glamorous surface of 1950s Southern California society. Chandler's prose is razor-sharp and elegiac, balancing cynical wit with a deep, melancholic sense of honor, as Marlowe navigates crooked cops, alcoholic novelists, and ruthless millionaires in pursuit of something resembling the truth. Widely regarded as Chandler's most ambitious and emotionally resonant novel, it argues powerfully that integrity is the rarest commodity in a world defined by money and moral compromise. The Long Good-Bye stands as both a masterpiece of the mystery genre and a profound meditation on friendship, disillusionment, and the American dream.
Author: Raymond Chandler
Format: Hardback
Published: 1976, Hamish Hamilton
Genre: Crime fiction
Edition: 3rd pr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Minor nick/tear on fep.
A landmark of hardboiled detective fiction, The Long Good-Bye chronicles the morally complex journey of Philip Marlowe, Raymond Chandler's iconic Los Angeles private eye, as he becomes entangled in a web of loyalty, corruption, and murder after befriending the enigmatic Terry Lennox. What begins as a simple act of kindness spirals into a labyrinthine investigation that uncovers the rot beneath the glamorous surface of 1950s Southern California society. Chandler's prose is razor-sharp and elegiac, balancing cynical wit with a deep, melancholic sense of honor, as Marlowe navigates crooked cops, alcoholic novelists, and ruthless millionaires in pursuit of something resembling the truth. Widely regarded as Chandler's most ambitious and emotionally resonant novel, it argues powerfully that integrity is the rarest commodity in a world defined by money and moral compromise. The Long Good-Bye stands as both a masterpiece of the mystery genre and a profound meditation on friendship, disillusionment, and the American dream.