{"product_id":"only-to-sleep-a-philip-marlowe-novel-9781524759629","title":"Only to Sleep: A Philip Marlowe Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003e* A \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e NOTABLE BOOK 2018 * \u003cbr\u003e* A NPR Best Book of 2018 *\u003cbr\u003e* Nominated for a 2019 Edgar Award (Best Novel) * \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLawrence Osborne brings one of literature's most enduring detectives back to life - as Private Investigator Philip Marlowe returns for one last adventure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hogarth Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781524759629\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.80d","brand":"Lawrence Osborne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36656527245468,"sku":"9781524759629","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8a039974-1105-44ec-8810-508d11b31218.jpg?v=1603888374","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/only-to-sleep-a-philip-marlowe-novel-9781524759629","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}