Only to Sleep

A Philip Marlowe Novel

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Beschreibung

Lawrence Osborne brings one of literature's most enduring detectives back to life-as Private Investigator Philip Marlowe returns for one last adventure.<br><br>NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND NPR - NOMINATED FOR THE EDGAR AND SHAMUS AWARDS<br><br>The year is 1988. The place, Baja California. And Philip Marlowe-now in his seventy-second year-is living out his retirement in the terrace bar of the La Fonda hotel. Sipping margaritas, playing cards, his silver-tipped cane at the ready. When in saunter two men dressed like undertakers, with a case that has his name written all over it.<br><br>For Marlowe, this is his last roll of the dice, his swan song. His mission is to investigate the death of Donald Zinn-supposedly drowned off his yacht, and leaving behind a much younger and now very rich wife. But is Zinn actually alive? Are the pair living off the spoils?<br><br>Set between the border and badlands of Mexico and California, Lawrence Osborne's resurrection of the iconic Marlowe is an unforgettable addition to the Raymond Chandler canon.<br><br>Praise for Only to Sleep<br><br>"A new case for Philip Marlowe and-have a smell from the barrel, all you gunsels and able grables -it crackles."-The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice)<br><br>"Brilliant. Osborne and Chandler are a perfect match."-William Boyd, author of Any Human Heart<br><br>"A Marlowe we at once know, but have never met before. As much a meditation on aging and memory as it is a crime thriller."-Los Angeles Times<br><br>"It's the kind of book where, when you read it, it turns the world to black and white for a half-hour afterward. It leaves you with the taste of rum and blood in your mouth. It hangs with you like a scar."-NPR

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781524759612

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

216 x 147 x 23 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

Verlag / Hersteller

Hogarth