
The Big Sleep
From Shelf: The 100 best novels written in English: the full list (Robert McCrum, The Guardian Dec 2021)
Philip Marlowe is hired by wheelchair-bound General Sternwood to discover who is indulging in some petty blackmail. A weary, old man, Sternwood just wants the problem to go away. But Marlowe finds he has his work cut out just keeping Sternwood's wild, devil-may-care daughters out of trouble as they prowl LA's dirtiest and darkest streets.
RRP: £8.99
Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN: 9780241970775