Philip Marlowe is a private detective who is hired to look into some blackmail. What follows is a trail of cover-ups and murders. It gets pretty complicated, and I don't want to say anything that would be a spoiler.
The book isn't longer than it needs to be, and it's an easy read. There were times when I had to pay a bit more attention so I didn't miss anything, and the language got a bit much at times. Example: "The General spoke again, slowly, using his strength as carefully as an out-of-work show-girl uses her last good pair of stockings."
Overall, this was a pretty good book, and I enjoyed it. Marlowe himself is a bit of a mystery. He wasn't what I expected personality-wise, and I wouldn't mind reading more of him. Good Book!
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