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By: Raymond Chandler
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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The renowned novel from crime fiction master Raymond Chandler, with the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times), Philip Marlowe • Featuring the iconic character that inspired the film Marlowe, starring Liam Neeson.

In noir master Raymond Chandler's Playback, Philip Marlowe is hired by an influential lawyer he's never heard of to tail a gorgeous redhead, but then decides he'd rather help out the redhead. She's been acquitted of her alcoholic husband's murder, but her father-in-law prefers not to take the court's word for it.

"Chandler wrote like a slumming angel and invested the sun-blinded streets of Los Angeles with a romantic presence:" -- Ross Macdonald Crime Fiction Traditional Detectives Noir Mystery Private Investigators Hard-Boiled
Vivid Imagery • Lovely Phrases • Excellent Narration • Enjoyable Story • Well-read Performance

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Excellent as always, audio production fits the story well. Liked music between chapters, so Marlowe.

So Marlowe

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I agree the music trumpets the drama, but who deserves extras more than Marlow. Chandler's literary flourish may not be as top notch in this episode as in others, yet the depth of all characters here is striking~ Marlow accepts his dangerous psyche more than ever.

Dramatic and very good

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Not Chandler's finest, but Brick is always great!
Not Chandler's finest, but Brick is always great!

Not Chandler's finest, but Brick is always great!

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I’ve lost track of how many Chandler books I’ve been through. And Brick is the perfect narrator.

I love Marlowe

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The music was too loud and distracting. I love Scott Brick - this was not one of his best .,,,

Overproduced

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