![]() ![]() ![]() For anyone who thinks crime fiction has no place in the literary world, the Marlowe novels might make you change your mind. Read moreĪfter reading two of his novels now, I'm beginning to like Raymond Chandler much more for his writing than for his plots. It’s all about the styling, pacing, atmosphere and witty quips with a main character that has a drink in one hand and a ‘gat’ in the other. Speaking of plots, although I enjoyed Farewell My Lovely immensely, I really don’t read Chandler for the story. The author excels in writing razor sharp dialogue, along with atmospheric settings, and plenty of twists in his plots. His world weary attitude, staccato delivery of one-liners, and effortless aura of self-contained toughness all combine to become the gold standard of private detectives. ![]() ![]() It starts when he is dragged into a situation by an ex-con called Moose Malloy who, just out of prison, is searching for his girl, Velma.Marlowe is an original character that has become one of the most copied characters in literature. Farewell My Lovely by Raymond Chandler once again features his hard boiled detective, Philip Marlowe and in this outing he gets knocked out a couple of times, beaten up, almost choked to death, and pumped full of morphine but he still doggedly follows his hunches and solves the case. ![]()
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