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      The Big Sleep

      by Raymond Chandler
      Published
      Jan 1939
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      Philip Marlowe

      About This Book

      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.

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