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Her name is Orfamay Quest and she�s come all the way from Manhattan, Kansas, to find her missing brother Orrin. Or least ways that�s what she tells PI Philip Marlowe, offering him a measly twenty bucks for the privilege. But Marlowe�s feeling charitable � though it�s not long before he wishes he wasn�t so sweet. You see, Orrin�s trail leads Marlowe to luscious movie starlets, uppity gangsters, suspicious cops and corpses with ice picks jammed in their necks. When trouble comes calling, sometimes it�s best to pretend to be out�
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The Little Sister, Raymond Chandler
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- Title
- The Little Sister
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Raymond Chandler
- Publisher
- Star Editions
- Format
- Paperback
- Series
- Tags
- Mystery Novels, Humor, Family, Suspense, USA, Murders, American Literature, Secrets, Detective, Dark, Drugs, Noir, Loneliness, Lies, Brothers, Private Detective, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hard-Boiled Detective Fiction, Glamour
- First published
- 1949
- Original title
- The Little Sister
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
- Description
- Her name is Orfamay Quest and she�s come all the way from Manhattan, Kansas, to find her missing brother Orrin. Or least ways that�s what she tells PI Philip Marlowe, offering him a measly twenty bucks for the privilege. But Marlowe�s feeling charitable � though it�s not long before he wishes he wasn�t so sweet. You see, Orrin�s trail leads Marlowe to luscious movie starlets, uppity gangsters, suspicious cops and corpses with ice picks jammed in their necks. When trouble comes calling, sometimes it�s best to pretend to be out�