The Big Sleep

by Raymond Chandler · first published 1939

The Big Sleep is a 1939 hardboiled crime novel by American-British writer Raymond Chandler, the first to feature the detective Philip Marlowe. It has been adapted for film twice, in 1946 and again in 1978. The story is set in Los Angeles. The story is noted for its complexity, with characters double-crossing one another and secrets being exposed throughout the narrative.

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Genre:

Crime fiction, Noir fiction

Original language:

American English

Reader rating:

★ 4.1 / 5 (22 on Open Library)

Year page:

1939