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 The Long Good-bye - Raymond Chandler
Newest Review: ... Lennox outside a restaurant and helps him to sober up. The two become friends and Terry’s life begins to take a turn for the ... more  ... better when he gets back together with his high society wife. Then suddenly one day Terry turns up at Marlowe’s apartment. His wife has been murdered and he believes that he will be arrested for the murder unless he gets out of the country. Marlowe helps him to get to Mexico, where he later commits suicide. The police believe that Terry was responsible for the death of his wife and close the case. Marlowe believes otherwise and thinks that Terry’s death may have been murder.
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The Long Good-bye - Raymond Chandler: The King of 'noir' (778 words)
by sunmeilan - written on 06/02/06 (Very useful, 88 readings)
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Introduction As a fan of crime fiction, I’m ashamed to admit that this is the first time I have ever read a book by Raymond Chandler. Having read various glowing reviews of this book in particular, I finally got around to picking up a copy from my local library. It is immediately obvious why Chandler is known as the epitome of ‘noir’ – this novel is very dark and cynical – and this, coupled with a very complex story, makes it a book that needs a great deal of concentration to fully understand. The author Raymond Chandler was born in Chicago, but grew up in England and studied international law in France and Germany. He then returned to the US and ...
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