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The Black Eyed Blonde

A Philip Marlowe Novel

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The Black Eyed Blonde

By: Benjamin Black
Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
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In this gripping and deeply evocative crime novel, Benjamin Black returns us to the dark, mesmerising world of Raymond Chandler's The Long Goodbye and his detective Philip Marlowe; one of the most iconic and enduringly popular detectives in crime fiction.

Now a major film, Marlowe, starring Liam Neeson and Diane Kruger.

It is the early 1950s. In Los Angeles, Private Detective Philip Marlowe is as restless and lonely as ever, and business is a little slow. Then a new client arrives: young, beautiful, and expensively dressed, Clare Cavendish wants Marlowe to find her former lover.

Soon Marlowe will find himself not only under the spell of the Black-Eyed Blonde; but tangling with one of Bay City’s richest families – and developing a singular appreciation for how far they will go to protect their fortune . . .

'Somewhere Raymond Chandler is smiling, because this is a beautifully rendered hardboiled novel that echoes Chandler's melancholy at perfect pitch' – Stephen King

 Crime Thrillers Historical Mystery Private Investigators Suspense Thriller & Suspense
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Loved the more lyrical tones given by Banville to the Chandleresque storyline. I feel that any plot simplification is not the writer’s problem! His literary novels are beautiful things.
A word of gratefulness to the voice actor and the production team. No annoying ambient breathing. And thanks for not doing “whining” voices for female characters and for not really trying accents. Felt mid Atlantic enough.

Very pleasant to amble along with the story.

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Well-crafted homage to Chandler. Not as good as Chandler's best, but better than his worst. Nice characters and scenario. Denouement too obviously foreshadowed. Convincingly read.

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