Raymond Chandler's first three novels, published here in one volume, established his reputation as an unsurpassed master of hard-boiled detective fiction. The Big Sleep, Chandler's first novel, introduces Philip Marlowe, a private detective inhabiting the seamy side of Los Angeles in the 1930s, as he takes on a case involving a paralysed California millionaire, two psychotic da...(展开全部)

Raymond Chandler’s first three novels, published here in one volume, established his reputation as an unsurpassed master of hard-boiled detective fiction. The Big Sleep, Chandler’s first novel, introduces Philip Marlowe, a private detective inhabiting the seamy side of Los Angeles in the 1930s, as he takes on a case involving a paralyzed California millionaire, two psychotic da...(展开全部)

钱德勒是世界小说史上最伟大的名字之一。他是艾略特、加谬、钱锺书、村上春树等文学大师最崇拜的小说家。被称为“文学大师崇拜的大师”。 他是世界上唯一一位被写入经典文学史册的侦探小说大师。他的作品被收录到《美国文库一》中。 他共创作了七部长篇小说和20部左右的短篇。钱德勒被誉为硬汉派侦探小说的灵魂，代表着硬汉派书写哲学的最高水平。他是美国推理家协会（MWA）票选150年侦探小说创作史上最优秀作家的第一名，他塑造的侦探菲利普•马洛被评为最有魅力的男人。在四十年代好莱坞男演员以能扮演菲利普•马洛为荣，其中以亨弗莱• 鲍嘉扮演的马洛最为成功。 钱德勒是电影史上最伟大的编剧，他为好莱坞缔造了激动人心的“黑色电影”。他与比利•怀尔德合作的《双重赔偿》被称为黑色电影的教科书。自1942年到1947年，他的4部小说6次被搬上银幕，连诺贝尔文学奖得主威廉•福克纳都只能给他...(展开全部)

钱德勒是世界小说史上最伟大的名字之一。他是艾略特、加谬、钱锺书、村上春树等文学大师最崇拜的小说家。被称为“文学大师崇拜的大师”。 他是世界上唯一一位被写入经典文学史册的侦探小说大师。他的作品被收录到《美国文库一》中。 他共创作了七部长篇小说和20部左右的短篇。钱德勒被誉为硬汉派侦探小说的灵魂，代表着硬汉派书写哲学的最高水平。他是美国推理家协会（MWA）票选150年侦探小说创作史上最优秀作家的第一名，他塑造的侦探菲利普•马洛被评为最有魅力的男人。在四十年代好莱坞男演员以能扮演菲利普•马洛为荣，其中以亨弗莱• 鲍嘉扮演的马洛最为成功。 钱德勒是电影史上最伟大的编剧，他为好莱坞缔造了激动人心的“黑色电影”。他与比利•怀尔德合作的《双重赔偿》被称为黑色电影的教科书。自1942年到1947年，他的4部小说6次被搬上银幕，连诺贝尔文学奖得主威廉•福克纳都只能给他...(展开全部)

When a dying millionaire hires Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters, Marlowe finds himself involved with more than extortion. Kidnapping, pornography, seduction, and murder are just a few of the complications he gets caught up in. "Chandler [writes] like a slumming angel and invest[s] the sun-blinded streets of Los Angelos with a rom...(展开全部)

When a dying millionaire hires Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters, Marlowe finds himself involved with more than extortion. Kidnapping, pornography, seduction, and murder are just a few of the complications he gets caught up in. "Chandler [writes] like a slumming angel and invest[s] the sun-blinded streets of Los Angelos with a rom...(展开全部)

'I've always wanted to be a Star Hunter. But I don't want to be the kind that looks for old stars that have already been burning for millions of years. I want to find the brand new ones - the ones that have only just been born and are searching for the people they've left behind...'Following the disappearance of her mum, 10-year-old Aniyah suddenly finds herself living in foste...(展开全部)

From the award-winning author of The Boy at the Back of the Class comes a middle grade novel about the power of hope to sustain even when tragedy strikes. Ten-year-old Aniyah and her little brother Noah find themselves living in foster care after the sudden disappearance of their mum. With her life in disarray, Aniyah knows just one thing for sure: her mum isn't gone forever. A...(展开全部)

'I've always wanted to be a Star Hunter. But I don't want to be the kind that looks for old stars that have already been burning for millions of years. I want to find the brand new ones - the ones that have only just been born and are searching for the people they've left behind...'Following the disappearance of her mum, 10-year-old Aniyah suddenly finds herself living in foste...(展开全部)

From the award-winning author of The Boy at the Back of the Class comes a middle grade novel about the power of hope to sustain even when tragedy strikes. Ten-year-old Aniyah and her little brother Noah find themselves living in foster care after the sudden disappearance of their mum. With her life in disarray, Aniyah knows just one thing for sure: her mum isn't gone forever. A...(展开全部)