Raymond Chandler [sound recording] : the collected radio dramas /
by Chandler, Raymond.
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SoundPublisher: Bath : BBC Audiobooks, 2011Description: 14 sound discs (14 hr.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.ISBN: 9781408469972 (sound discs) :.Classification number: 812.52 RAYSubject(s): Marlowe, Philip (Fictitious character) -- Drama | Detective and mystery stories, American | Radio plays, American | Audiobooks | Literature | Literature: history & criticism | Radio scripts | Crime & mystery fictionSummary: In these 8 adaptations Philip Marlowe finds himself dealing with all kinds of trouble, in the form of gangsters, hit men, deadly dames, cops and corpses - while trying to avoid ending up in jail or 6 feet under. Fast-talking, trouble-seeking private eye Philip Marlowe is a different kind of detective: a moral man in an amoral world. California in the 1940s and 1950s is as beautiful as a ripe fruit and rotten to the core, and Marlowe must struggle to retain his integrity amidst the corruption he encounters daily. In these eight adaptations he finds himself dealing with all kinds of trouble-in the form of gangsters, hit men, deadly dames, cops, and corpses-while trying to avoid ending up in jail or six feet under. Includes the following stories: The Big Sleep, Farewell My Lovely, The High Window, and Poodle Springs, dramatized by Robin Brooks; and The Lady in the Lake, The Little Sister, The Long Goodbye, and Playback, dramatized by Stephen Wyatt.14 CDs. 11 hrs.
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Spoken Word CD - Adult
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Home Visits Crosby | Spoken word Adult non-fiction | 812.52 RAY (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002801871X |
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In these 8 adaptations Philip Marlowe finds himself dealing with all kinds of trouble, in the form of gangsters, hit men, deadly dames, cops and corpses - while trying to avoid ending up in jail or 6 feet under. Fast-talking, trouble-seeking private eye Philip Marlowe is a different kind of detective: a moral man in an amoral world. California in the 1940s and 1950s is as beautiful as a ripe fruit and rotten to the core, and Marlowe must struggle to retain his integrity amidst the corruption he encounters daily. In these eight adaptations he finds himself dealing with all kinds of trouble-in the form of gangsters, hit men, deadly dames, cops, and corpses-while trying to avoid ending up in jail or six feet under. Includes the following stories: The Big Sleep, Farewell My Lovely, The High Window, and Poodle Springs, dramatized by Robin Brooks; and The Lady in the Lake, The Little Sister, The Long Goodbye, and Playback, dramatized by Stephen Wyatt.14 CDs. 11 hrs.
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