The Big Sleep

 Fast talk, quick action, and cruel humor are all part of the first novel in Raymond Chandler's iconic series starring Philip Marlowe, the quintessential urban private eye. A dying millionaire hires Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters, and Marlowe finds himself involved with more than extortion: kidnapping, pornography, seduction, and murder are just a few of the complications he gets caught up in. This edition includes an introduction by Robert Knott and an afterword by James Ellroy.