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| Title | : | The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe #5) |
| Author | : | Raymond Chandler |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 250 pages |
| Published | : | August 12th 1988 by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard (first published 1949) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Crime. Noir. Detective. Classics. Hard Boiled |
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Paperback | Pages: 250 pages Rating: 4.02 | 12293 Users | 652 Reviews
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Raymond Chandler and Philip Marlowe , they are an iconic pair you cannot separate or wish to, the master writer and the fictional character more real than some bipeds. The flavor of Los Angeles in the 1940's you could almost taste, and bringing Hollywood into the mixture soaks the atmosphere in tinsel, cheap it may be yet L.A. wouldn't be the same without the glamour and the vulgar. Add a murder mystery and Chandler who knew the business that built the city, he worked in the studio system ( as a screenwriter) and disliked greatly. A young apparently innocent looking girl from Manhattan, Kansas Orfamay Quest has a job for Mr. Marlowe find her missing older brother Orrin involved in an illicit trade. Miss Quest is not what she appears to be, pretending runs in the family and she is the best one of them. Philip doesn't locate big brother in his seedy apartment but discovers dead bodies everywhere he looks and the Los Angeles police are not happy far from it, Lieutenant Christy French and partner Fred Beifus, they give the detective a rough reception at their downtown headquarters, ( the Bay City boys also hate him and participate in the festivities ) Orrin works for a criminal doctor Lagardie after losing his legitimate work in Bay City ( Santa Monica). The Hollywood actress and rising movie star Mavis Weld is the sister of both Orrin and Orfamay a very good friend of a gangster Steegrave trying to go strait but having difficulties, she is being blackmailed. Her studio has high hopes for her and will do anything to shield their investment. She is ambitious, has become corrupt in the system like many others and shows contempt for Marlowe which the gumshoe doesn't mind he likes the view . Minor star Dolores Gonzales also is in the plot and likes Mr. Marlowe a lot, she wants to protect Marvis, still the sleaze permeates all, the artificial climate takes a toll. Chandler gives this novel another jolt of entertainment, with a hard-boiled detective as only he could create, the words flow cynically, the killings abound yet this is his world which the writer knew intimately, drugs, prostitution, failures of the discarded actors that the film industry wishes to hide , however he lived in the muck and we benefit from his experiences.The fans will enjoy this and mystery aficionados too, there was only one Raymond Chandler and the public is grateful...Be Specific About Books Supposing The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe #5)
| Original Title: | The Little Sister |
| ISBN: | 039475767X (ISBN13: 9780394757674) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Philip Marlowe #5 |
| Characters: | Lee Farrell, Philip Marlowe, Orfamay Quest, Dr. Vincent Lagardie, Dolores Gonzales, Kenny Haste, Mavis Weld, Lester B. Clausen, G. W. Hambleton, Christy French, Joseph P. Toad, Sherry Ballou, Moss Spink, Helen Grady, Jules Oppenheimer, Orrin Quest, Detective-Lieutenant Fred Beifus, Lieutenant Moses Maglashan, Steelgrave, Sewell Endicott |
| Setting: | Los Angeles, California(United States) California(United States) |
Rating Appertaining To Books The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe #5)
Ratings: 4.02 From 12293 Users | 652 ReviewsCrit Appertaining To Books The Little Sister (Philip Marlowe #5)
This one is very hard to rate. So let's call it 4.5 stars. There are flaws. The plot really *is* too complex, as Marlowe himself admits. And at times, especially in the first half, there is an even deeper problem. Marlowe is (always has been and always will be; see Chandler's letter to D.J. Ibberson, dated April 19, 1951) 38, but the author himself at the time of writing was already 61 -- and, quite obviously, none too happy about it. That discrepancy of voice is sometimes too apparent. On theThe usual Marlowe goodness with more flirtatious, suspicious women than usual. Narrated by Elliot Gould. MY GRADE: B plus.
Book 226 - Mid-20th Century North American Crime Readathon - Round 10Chandler isn't famous for plot and resolution. But here, the plot is linear, makes sense, has great clues and red herrings, has a good series of investigations, and has an ambiguous ending: you just can't keep the girl in Kansas after she's been chasing her own Oscar in Hollywood. I've now read all 7 of Chandler's novels, PLUS I've read "The Annotated Big Sleep" and that book added so much to my understanding of Chandler, a
This one had my head spinning. I have read some of Chandler's short stories before, but I believe this was the first novel I'd read from him. The plot was a little too complex and convoluted for me, as by the time it was over I was just glad to be done. It started out interesting enough, and of course it's very well written hard-boiled fiction. I just lost track of the many characters and their motivations. Phillip Marlowe is the quintessential private eye, and a great character. Really, all of
This is Chandler at his cheekiest, with wisecracking Marlowe in top form as he goes toe to toe with with mobsters, the LAPD and Hollywood. Marlowe also appears more introspective, self critical and vulnerable than I've seen him, giving him some more emotional depth and soul. The missing persons turned murder case plot arc initially feels a bit formulaic for Chandler, but becomes muddled as the story develops and a bunch of tenuous plot threads and supporting characters are introduced that are
Raymond Chandler and Philip Marlowe , they are an iconic pair you cannot separate or wish to, the master writer and the fictional character more real than some bipeds. The flavor of Los Angeles in the 1940's you could almost taste, and bringing Hollywood into the mixture soaks the atmosphere in tinsel, cheap it may be yet L.A. wouldn't be the same without the glamour and the vulgar. Add a murder mystery and Chandler who knew the business that built the city, he worked in the studio system ( as a
This is Chandler at his cheekiest, with wisecracking Marlowe in top form as he goes toe to toe with with mobsters, the LAPD and Hollywood. Marlowe also appears more introspective, self critical and vulnerable than I've seen him, giving him some more emotional depth and soul. The missing persons turned murder case plot arc initially feels a bit formulaic for Chandler, but becomes muddled as the story develops and a bunch of tenuous plot threads and supporting characters are introduced that are
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