“I didn't ask to see you. You sent for me. I don't mind your ritzing me or drinking your lunch out of a Scotch bottle. I don't mind your showing me your legs. They're very swell legs and it's a pleasure to make their acquaintance. I don't mind if you don't like my manners. They're pretty bad. I grieve over them during the long winter evenings. But don't waste your time trying to cross-examine me.”
A seminal work in the hard-boiled detective genre, this novel follows the adventures of a private detective in 1940s Los Angeles as he navigates a complex web of crime and corruption. more
Raymond Chandler was an American novelist renowned for his hard-boiled detective novels. His works are celebrated for their unique narrative style and profound insights into the criminal world. Chandler's most famous works include 'The Big Sleep' and 'Farewell, My Lovely'. more
“But also be careful to not hit with words, For sometimes that hurts worse each time it occurs.”
“In today's youth, morals and manners are replaced by money and mischiefs.”
“I reach into the abyss and find my manners.”