Perchance to Dream
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (599 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1590075544 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 390 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Private eye Philip Marlowe spins a yarn of greed, madness and death with the cool-eyed cynicism (and good-guy core) that made him the classic hardboiled dick. After sultry Vivian has enlisted suave gangster Eddie Mars to locate her sister, the family butler, Norris, hires Marlowe for the same purpose. From Publishers Weekly Parker, author of the Spenser novels, has made this "sequel to Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep " a stunning, drop-dead success. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. dream beginning to sour. Sanatorium head Dr. . Marlowe is beaten up, a chopped-up body is found and an ex-inmate of the asylum dies "accidentally" before the PI uncovers a water-rights scam involving millions. Bonsentir stonewalls Marlowe's queries by using some heavy political clout, but further probing leads to a kinky billionaire who is practically untouchable. Psychotic Carmen Sternwood is missing from an
Parker is the internationally best-selling author of the Spenser mysteries. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
In the sequel to Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep, Marlowe returns to save the Sternwood sisters from the clutches of evil. 2 cassettes.
PERCHANCE TO DREAM, or PERCHANCE TO SLEEP? This novel seems to be only cursorily written by Robert Parker. It includes copious quotes borrowed from Chandler's original, THE BIG SLEEP. Regrettably, the direct contrast between these two writers this engenders only serves to illustrate just how lacking Par. "A pretty entertaining attempt at imitating Raymond Chandler" according to steve5150. A pretty entertaining attempt at imitating Raymond Chandler. It reads more like some of Chandler's early practice short stories than his complete novels. It has a slightly unfinished feel to it and is some what diminished by Parker's use of direct Chandler pass. "I love Robert Parker's books and I love to read all" according to ann marie ehmke. I love Robert Parker's books and I love to read all a author's works starting from the first book written. Amazon gives you the unique ability to find just the book you want and a good price for purchase delivered to your door. thank you amazon