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Poodle Springs by Raymond Chandler

When Raymond Chandler died in 1959, he left behind the first four chapters of a new Philip Marlowe thriller. Now three decades later, Robert B. Parker, the bestselling creator of the Spenser detective novels, has completed Poodle Springs in a full-length masterpiece of criminal passion.

More than just an impressive homage, this is a first-rate detective novel with all of the suspense, action, and human drama that we have come to expect from the best.--Playboy

Philip Marlowe is alive and well and living in Poodle Springs, California. He's married to a wealthy heiress now. But living in the lap of luxury hasn't made a dent in Marlowe's cynicism--or his talent for attracting trouble. Soon he's on a trail of greed, lust, and murder as dark and cunning as any he's ever seen. Philip Marlowe is back in business.

Raymond Chandler fans, throw away your dog-eared copies of The Big Sleep.Philip Marlowe has returned --Milwaukee Journal

Raymond Thornton Chandler (1888-1959) es el gran maestro de la novela negra americana. Nacio en Chicago, pero paso la mayor parte de su infancia y juventud en Inglaterra, donde estudio en el Dulwich College y acabo trabajando como periodista freelance en The Westminster Gazette y The Spectator. Durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, se alisto en la Primera Division Canadiense, que servia en Francia, y mas adelante entro a formar parte de la Royal Air Force (RAF). En 1919 regreso a Estados Unidos y se instalo en California, donde ejercio como directivo de varias companias petroleras independientes. Sin embargo, la Gran Depresion termino con su carrera en dicho sector en 1933.

Chandler tenia cuarenta y cinco anos cuando empezo a escribir relatos detectivescos para revistas baratas de genero negro, mas conocidas como pulps: Black Mask y Dime Detective. Sus novelas destacan por el realismo duro y la mirada social critica. En El sueno eterno (1939), su primera novela, presento en sociedad al impetuoso pero noble Philip Marlowe. Pronto la siguieron Adios, muneca (1940), La ventana alta (1942), La dama del lago (1943), La hermana menor (1949), El largo adios (1953) y Playback (1958).

Mantuvo una relacion estrecha y turbulenta con Hollywood, que llevo sus novelas a la gran pantalla y para cuya industria cinematografica trabajo de guionista entre 1943 y 1950. En 1958 fue elegido presidente de la organizacion Mystery Writers of America. Murio en La Jolla, California, el 26 de marzo de 1959.

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ISBN 13 9780425123430
ISBN 10 042512343X
Title Poodle Springs
Author Raymond Chandler
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published 1990-11-01
Number of pages 304
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.