Farewell, My Lovely
Published in 1940, Farewell, My Lovely is an angel fiction novel by Raymond Chandler. The story is set in Los Angeles, Calif. and California. It deals with Philip Marlowe, private investigators and Hard-Boiled.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.9 out of 5 from 20 ratings, and 88 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 58 editions across 10 languages.
At about 266 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.
About Farewell, My Lovely
This is one of Chandler’s most famous crime novels featuring the detective Philip Marlowe, who’s about to give up on a completely routine case when he finds himself in the wrong place at the right time to get caught up in a murder that leads to a ring of jewel thieves, another murder, a fortune-teller, a couple more murders, and more corruption than your average graveyard.
Quick answers
Who wrote Farewell, My Lovely?
Farewell, My Lovely was written by Raymond Chandler and first published in 1940.
What genre is Farewell, My Lovely?
It is usually shelved as Angel Fiction.
How long is Farewell, My Lovely?
The median edition has 266 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Farewell, My Lovely?
Readers who like it often enjoy DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS (Easy Rawlins Mysteries), L.A. Confidential and The Ritual Bath.
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