The Big Sleep Publish date: Apr 13, 2018Author: Chandler Raymond Subjects: Fiction, Philip Marlowe (Fictitious character), Private investigators, Detective and mystery stories, Women, General, Fiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiled, Marlowe, philip (fictitious character), fiction, California, fiction, Los angeles (calif.), fiction, Private investigators, fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Children's fiction, Mystery and detective stories, English language, textbooks for foreign speakers, Mystery & detective Characters: Philip Marlowe (Fictitious character) Places: Los Angeles (Calif.), California, Los Angeles Period: 1930s Editions: Number of pages: 192Rating: 4.2/5Votes: 17Buy: Overview: Philip Marlowe, a private eye who operates in Los Angeles's seamy underside during the 1930s, takes on his first case, which involves a paralyzed California millionaire, two psychotic daughters, blackmail, and murder