This is the second book in the series. Back in September of last year, I read the first book, The Big Sleep. I liked that one, so I wanted to read more about the unique personality that was Philip Marlowe. Just as a quick disclaimer, there is dated language in this book.
In this book, Marlowe gets pulled into a bar to be involved in a murder (that no one seems to care about), then there's another murder at the handover of some jewels, and then a bunch of other stuff happens. It's kind of a mess. Marlowe walks into a lot of situations and weasels his way out of them in his normal fashion.
I didn't seem to enjoy this one as much as I thought I would. I liked the gentle giants of the book more than Phil. Well, the one wasn't really gentle, but Moose was definitely a giant. Red was the other character I really enjoyed. He had personality, and I was happy to find out he had a happy ending.
Other than that, the entire thing was a muddle for me. There were so many twists and turns, I got a bit lost a couple times. Maybe that's on me, but it wasn't a smooth sail for me. Marlowe was always playing an angle, but I had no idea what it was. I think I'm done with this detective.
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