{"product_id":"the-philip-marlowe-omnibus-3-books-in-1","title":"The Philip Marlowe Omnibus (3-books-in-1)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet Philip Marlowe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese three classic novels featuring private eye Philip Marlowe are not just the best of Raymond Chandler but among the best works epitomizing America's hard-boiled school of crime fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Big Sleep was an instant sensation when first published in 1939. It centres around a paralyzed California millionaire with two psychopathic daughters; he involves Marlowe in a case of blackmail that turns into murder. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFarewell My Lovely\u003c\/i\u003e, which Chandler regarded as his finest work, came out the following year. It has Marlowe dealing with the Los Angeles gambling circuit, a murder he stumbles upon, and three very beautiful but potentially deadly women. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Long Goodbye was his sixth novel featuring Philip Marlowe which won the 1955, Edgar Award for Best Novel. This novel sees Marlowe standing up for a down and out friend Terry Lennox, a war veteran. He persists in investigating the case on his own, despite being warned off by the police, a bullying mobster, and Terry's immensely rich and influential newspaper baron father-in-law. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Chandler writes like a slumming angel and invests the sun-blinded streets of Los Angeles with a romantic presence.\" Ross Macdonald. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44788352549043,"sku":"9789357312325","price":959.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477437909789357312325.jpg?v=1762832025","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/the-philip-marlowe-omnibus-3-books-in-1","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}