Raymond Chandler
The Long Goodbye
Vintage Reissue
1953
The "long goodbye" in the title refers to Marlowe's coming to terms with the troubles of a drunk man, Terry Lennox, abandoned in front of a club by a woman he was with. After making sure he gets sober and home, Marlowe maintains a casual acquaintance with him and ends up paying dearly for it when he does Lennox another favor and helps him get out of town at an opportune moment following the death of his nymphomaniac wife.
Subsequently, some seemingly unrelated business turns out to be linked to Lennox, and Marlowe cannot help digging into the truth about a murder supposedly committed by Lennox, despite warnings from the victim's multi-millionaire father and a crazy gangster.
Great classic detective novel. Don't miss it!
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