{"product_id":"marlowe-paperback","title":"Marlowe - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Banville\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Black\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe returns in award-winning author John Banville's \u003ci\u003eMarlowe\u003c\/i\u003e--originally published as \u003ci\u003eThe Black-Eyed Blonde \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eunder the pen name\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Benjamin Black--the basis for the major motion picture starring Liam Neeson as the iconic detective.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Somewhere Raymond Chandler is smiling . . . I loved this book. It was like having an old friend, one you assumed was dead, walk into the room.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Stephen King\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eIt was one of those Tuesday afternoons in \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003esummer \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhen you wonder if the earth has stopped revolving.\u003c\/i\u003e\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe streets of Bay City, California, in the early 1950s are as mean as they get. Marlowe is as restless and lonely as ever, and the private eye business is a little slow. Then a new client is shown in: blond, beautiful, and expensively dressed, she wants Marlowe to find her former lover. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlmost immediately, Marlowe discovers that the man's disappearance is merely the first in a series of bewildering events. Soon he is tangling with one of Bay City's richest and most ruthless families--and developing a singular appreciation for how far they will go to protect their fortune. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"It's vintage L.A., toots: The hot summer, rain on the asphalt, the woman with the lipstick, cigarette ash and alienation, V8 coupes, tough guys, snub-nosed pistols, the ice melting in the bourbon . . . . The results are Chandleresque, sure, but you can see Banville's sense of fun.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOHN BANVILLE\u003c\/b\u003e, the author of twenty novels, has been the recipient of the Man Booker Prize, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the Guardian Fiction Award, the Franz Kafka Prize, a Lannan Literary Award for Fiction, and the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature. He also writes as Benjamin Black. He lives in Dublin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760984162592,"sku":"9781250906908","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d4c2299b9f2ffc36f836c9b4aa01c54c.webp?v=1780196149","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/marlowe-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}