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Playback: A Novel | Raymond Chandler
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Marlowe is hired by an influential lawyer he's never herd of to tail a gorgeous redhead, but decides he prefers to help out the redhead. She's been acquitted of her alcoholic husband's murder, but her father-in-law prefers not to take the court's word for it. "Chandler wrote like a slumming angel and invested the sun-blinded streets of Los Angeles with a romantic presence:" -- Ross Macdonald
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braddsibbersen
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Sometimes these later Chandler novels almost read like parodies of themselves, but this was enjoyable enough, if a bit straightforward. Hoping this dose of his clever wordplay and wicked dialogue will help inform the sci-fi noir I'm currently working on.

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rockpools
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On a hunt for something completely different. Flicked through not-sure-how-many audiobooks before I settled on this one. 🤞

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CarolynM
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Ruthiella Nice green spine Penguins! 😀 6y
Cinfhen 💚💚💚 6y
LeahBergen Pretty! 6y
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JennyM Very festive! 6y
batsy Ooooh, want them ALL 😍 #grabbyhands 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💚💚💚 6y
Andrew65 😍 6y
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CSeydel
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From CrimeReads:
“To celebrate the art of brevity, we‘ve rounded up a list of 25 compact crime and mystery reads—noirs you can (and mostly likely will) read in the course of an afternoon (or an evening, or even a morning, whatever time suits you). Don‘t let the page count belie the ambition or the achievement. These are books of impact, import, and verve. Happy reading.”

http://crimereads.com/25-classic-crime-books-you-can-read-in-an-afternoon/

BiblioLitten So many books to my TBR!! I have only read Camus and Marquez from the list. Maybe I could reserve these as 'flight-reads'.✈📖 7y
CSeydel @BiblioLitten ooh good idea! 7y
Gezemice Great list! Thanks for the link! 7y
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caitlawler
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