Lawrence Osborne brings one of literature's most enduring detectives
back to life--as Private Investigator Philip Marlowe returns for one
last adventure.
**NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK
REVIEW AND NPR - NOMINATED FOR THE EDGAR AND SHAMUS AWARDS
**
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.
Praise for Only to Sleep
"A new case for Philip Marlowe and--have a smell from the barrel, all
you gunsels and able grables --it crackles."--The New York Times
Book Review (Editors' Choice)
"Brilliant. Osborne and Chandler are a perfect match."--William Boyd,
author of Any Human Heart
"A Marlowe we at once know, but have never met before. As much a
meditation on aging and memory as it is a crime thriller."--Los
Angeles Times
"It's the kind of book where, when you read it, it turns the world to
black and white for a half-hour afterward. It leaves you with the taste
of rum and blood in your mouth. It hangs with you like a scar."--NPR
