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Only to Sleep

door Lawrence Osborne

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"Lawrence Osborne brings one of literature's most enduring detectives back to life - as Private Investigator Philip Marlowe returns for one last adventure. The year is 1988. The place, Baja California. And Philip Marlowe - now in his seventy-second year - is living out his retirement in the terrace bar of the La Fonda hotel. Sipping margaritas, playing cards, his silver-tipped cane at the ready. When in saunter two men dressed like undertakers, with a case that has his name written all over it. For Marlowe, this is his last roll of the dice, his swan song. His mission is to investigate the death of Donald Zinn - supposedly drowned off his yacht, and leaving behind a much younger and now very rich wife. But is Zinn actually alive? Are the pair living off the spoils? Set between the border and badlands of Mexico and California, Lawrence Osborne's resurrection of the iconic Marlowe is an unforgettable addition to the Raymond Chandler canon"--… (meer)

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I felt this was very well done. The first few chapters I felt he was trying too hard he sounded almost more Chandler than chandler . As it went on , though, I felt he got into the almost dreamlike quality that was Chandler’s signature style. The plot was fairly straightforward and easy to follow, with a manageable number of characters and the sparse but poetic dialogue that makes noir such a treat (

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cspiwak | Mar 6, 2024 |

DNF

CasSprout | Dec 18, 2022 |

Not impressed. It was a bit of a slog with an impossible denouement. (

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PattyLee | Dec 14, 2021 |

Osborne continues the story of Philip Marlowe as created by Raymond Chandler, and succeeds in his portrayal of Marlowe as a 70+ year old. Having been hired by an insurance company to track down the widow heir of a substantial settlement, Marlowe decides to come out of retirement for this last job to verify the circumstances of the claim. The circuitous trail to find the widow leads him to several seaside locations in Mexico, and finally to Mexico City. Throughout the twists and turns, motivations and alliances shift repeatedly, including Marlowe's own realizations and intentions. In fact, his character is at least as much of a mystery as the plot itself. (

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sleahey | Aug 19, 2019 |

I usually love Lawrence Osborne's books but I didn't love this. It was kind of dry for me. (

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"Lawrence Osborne brings one of literature's most enduring detectives back to life - as Private Investigator Philip Marlowe returns for one last adventure. The year is 1988. The place, Baja California. And Philip Marlowe - now in his seventy-second year - is living out his retirement in the terrace bar of the La Fonda hotel. Sipping margaritas, playing cards, his silver-tipped cane at the ready. When in saunter two men dressed like undertakers, with a case that has his name written all over it. For Marlowe, this is his last roll of the dice, his swan song. His mission is to investigate the death of Donald Zinn - supposedly drowned off his yacht, and leaving behind a much younger and now very rich wife. But is Zinn actually alive? Are the pair living off the spoils? Set between the border and badlands of Mexico and California, Lawrence Osborne's resurrection of the iconic Marlowe is an unforgettable addition to the Raymond Chandler canon"--

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