Farewell, My Lovely: A Novel by Raymond Chandler
In this noir detective novel, a private investigator is hired to find a former lover of a recently released convict. His investigation leads him into a web of corruption and crime in Los Angeles, involving a missing nightclub owner, a wealthy widow, and a stolen jade necklace. As he delves deeper into the case, he must navigate through a world of deceit, violence, and betrayal, while trying to stay alive.
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This book is on the following lists:
- 7th on The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time (Crime Writers' Association)
- 21st on The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time (Mystery Writers of America)
- 79th on Tozai Mystery Best 100 (2012 Revision) (Shūkan Bunshun (Japanese Newspaper))
- The 100 Best Books in the World (AbeBooks.de (in German))
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