A brilliant graphic adaptation of the classic Raymond Chandler novella featuring detective Philip Marlowe.
Los Angeles, 1930s. A rich old man who knows trouble when he sees it hires a detective agency to scare off a young woman who seems to be making his adopted son hemorrhage cash. Fortunately for the detective, a hard drinking man named Philip Marlowe, trouble is his business.
The young woman, Harriet, has an agenda all her own and aspirations beyond being a shill for a gambler. She's nobody's fool. Nor is the old man, for his part. He's got serious muscle--a chauffer with a degree from Dartmouth, the only Black student from his class, who knows his way around a gun and isn't afraid to use it.
Right in the middle of it all is a big pile of money. And when the bodies begin to drop, only Philip Marlowe can sort out which of these suspects is pulling the trigger.
“As smart as a slap on a cold morning, this glorious retelling of Chandler’s melancholy story is gripping to the very last page. Wonderful.” —Denise Mina, national bestselling author of Conviction and The Second Murderer
“Takes Chandler’s original and makes a world—and what a world! Characters pop, dialogue sizzles, everyone’s got a hustle and trouble is coming—big time. Stay-up-late-to-finish stuff.” —Nick Harkaway, author of Karla’s Choice
“The world of Raymond Chandler springs from the shadows in David’s brilliant, beautiful, haunting adaptation. A must read for fans of crime fiction and graphic novels. A jewel in the crown of American Noir.” —Matt Goldman, New York Times bestselling author and Shamus Award Nominee
“David’s reinvention of Chandler puts bracing new life into classic tropes. He’s a mix-master at the noir console.” —M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts and Echo of Worlds
A brilliant graphic adaptation of the classic Raymond Chandler novella featuring detective Philip Marlowe.
Los Angeles, 1930s. A rich old man who knows trouble when he sees it hires a detective agency to scare off a young woman who seems to be making his adopted son hemorrhage cash. Fortunately for the detective, a hard drinking man named Philip Marlowe, trouble is his business.
The young woman, Harriet, has an agenda all her own and aspirations beyond being a shill for a gambler. She's nobody's fool. Nor is the old man, for his part. He's got serious muscle--a chauffer with a degree from Dartmouth, the only Black student from his class, who knows his way around a gun and isn't afraid to use it.
Right in the middle of it all is a big pile of money. And when the bodies begin to drop, only Philip Marlowe can sort out which of these suspects is pulling the trigger.
Praise
“As smart as a slap on a cold morning, this glorious retelling of Chandler’s melancholy story is gripping to the very last page. Wonderful.” —Denise Mina, national bestselling author of Conviction and The Second Murderer
“Takes Chandler’s original and makes a world—and what a world! Characters pop, dialogue sizzles, everyone’s got a hustle and trouble is coming—big time. Stay-up-late-to-finish stuff.” —Nick Harkaway, author of Karla’s Choice
“The world of Raymond Chandler springs from the shadows in David’s brilliant, beautiful, haunting adaptation. A must read for fans of crime fiction and graphic novels. A jewel in the crown of American Noir.” —Matt Goldman, New York Times bestselling author and Shamus Award Nominee
“David’s reinvention of Chandler puts bracing new life into classic tropes. He’s a mix-master at the noir console.” —M. R. Carey, author of The Girl With All the Gifts and Echo of Worlds
