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LiNdSeY asked this question about The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6):
Do you have to read the other 5 books of his series before reading The Long Goodbye?!?
Greg Lindsey, I had to read all seven of Chandler's novels and then read "Annotated Big Sleep" to get on board the fan-train, the massive one that this aut…moreLindsey, I had to read all seven of Chandler's novels and then read "Annotated Big Sleep" to get on board the fan-train, the massive one that this author has. I say read them all, then "Annotated Big Sleep", then start again. I had to read Hammett's "Red Harvest" and "Dain Curse" twice to truly get those 2.(less)
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The Long Goodbye
by Raymond Chandler
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