Risultati per "Raymond Chandler" in Letteratura mondiale

El detective Philip Marlowe se enfrenta a un caso que promete ser sencillo: el viejo general Sternwood, paralítico y extremadamente rico, ha recibido una nota de chantaje que concierne a su hija menor, la salvaje Carmen. Recorriendo la ciudad desde su despacho en Hollywood Boulevard hasta las mansiones de los barrios residenciales, Marlowe deberá adentrarse en un laberinto de perversidad cada vez más oscuro. Esta edición reúne también los dos relatos pulp, publicados en la revista Black Mask, que Chandler canibalizó para escribir la novela: Asesino bajo la lluvia (1935) y El telón (1936).

The classic, universal tale of the corrupting influence of power, the healing force of love, and how the truth must always be told - heedless of the consequences. In the New York docks of the 1950s, at least ten per cent of everything is paid to the mob. Longshoremen looking for work either pay...

Isaiah Quintabe - IQ for short - has never been more successful, or felt more alone. A series of high-profile wins in his hometown of East Long Beach have made him so notorious that he can hardly go to the corner store without being recognized. Dodson, once his sidekick, is now his full-fledged...