5/27/2023 0 Comments The black eyed blond![]() ![]() ![]() It is the early 1950s, Marlowe is as restless and lonely as ever, and business is a little slow. The results are Chandleresque, sure, but you can see Banville's sense of fun. Channeling Raymond Chandler, Benjamin Black has brought Marlowe back to life for a new adventure on the mean streets of Bay City, California. Soon he is tangling with one of Bay City's richest and most ruthless families-and developing a singular appreciation for how far they will go to protect their fortune."e It's vintage L.A., toots: The hot summer, rain on the asphalt, the woman with the lipstick, cigarette ash and alienation, V8 coupes, tough guys, snub-nosed pistols, the ice melting in the bourbon. Then a new client is shown in: blond, beautiful, and expensively dressed, she wants Marlowe to find her former lover.Almost immediately, Marlowe discovers that the man's disappearance is merely the first in a series of bewildering events. ![]() Marlowe is as restless and lonely as ever, and the private eye business is a little slow. It was like having an old friend, one you assumed was dead, walk into the room."e -Stephen King"e It was one of those summer Tuesday afternoons when you begin to wonder if the earth has stopped revolving."e The streets of Bay City, California, in the early 1950s are as mean as they get. Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe returns in The Black-Eyed Blonde-also published as Marlowe as by John Banville-the basis for the major motion picture starring Liam Neeson as the iconic detective."e Somewhere Raymond Chandler is smiling. ![]()
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