{"product_id":"9780679601401","title":"The Big Sleep \u0026 Farewell, My Lovely (Modern Library Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese two classic novels featuring private eye Philip Marlowe made Raymond Chandler's name synonymous with America's hard-boiled school of crime fiction.  \u003cb\u003eThe Big Sleep\u003c\/b\u003e was an instant success when first published in 1939.  It centers around a paralyzed California millionaire with two psychopathic daughters; he involves Marlowe in a case of blackmail that turns into murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFarewell My Lovely\u003c\/b\u003e, which Chandler regarded as his finest work, came out the following year.  It has Marlowe dealing with the Los Angeles gambling circuit, a murder he stumbles upon, and three very beautiful but potentially deadly women.\u003cbr\u003e\"Chandler writes like a slumming angel and invests the sun-blinded streets of Los Angeles with a romantic presence,\" said Ross Macdonald.  And George V. Higgins wrote:  \"Chandler is fun to read.  He's as bleak as tundra, and his dirtbag characters far outnumber his stellar citizens, but Philip Marlowe is a laconic tour guide through a zoo of truly interesting animals.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016842723568,"sku":"9780679601401","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780679601401_p0.jpg?v=1763604224","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780679601401","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}