{"product_id":"the-big-sleep-9780241985038b","title":"The Big Sleep","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eOne of the most acclaimed works of crime fiction ever written, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Big Sleep\u003c\/span\u003e is the first novel featuring Raymond Chandler’s iconic creation Philip Marlowe, hailed as the “quintessential urban private eye” (\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/span\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Chandler seems to have created the culminating American hero: wised up, hopeful, thoughtful, adventurous, sentimental, cynical and rebellious.” —Robert B. Parker, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen old man Sternwood, a dying millionaire, hires Philip Marlowe to expose the blackmailer of one of his troublesome daughters, Marlowe finds himself involved with more than simple extortion. Kidnapping, pornography, and seduction are just a few of the complications standing in the way of completing the task at hand. And just as Marlowe feels he’s getting ahold of the situation, he discovers the first body.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42821880414288,"sku":"9780241985038B","price":7.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780241985038-l.jpg?v=1785885552","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-big-sleep-9780241985038b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}