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Title: Brutal and compelling
Review: I've read a slew of contemporary hardboiled tales (or what passes for them these days) and found nothing comparable to Chandler's "The Big Sleep." This is a novel on par with Hammett's own Maltese Falcon. Chandler sucks you into the tale on the first page, and you'll be hard-pressed to put the book down until you know the ugly, sick truth.This is the ultimate crime novel. Friends, classics are deemed "classic" for a reason. Read this novel. You will not be disappointed. If anything, it will make you disappointed with every contemporary crime novel you read hereafter. If you have even a smidgen of interest in crime, hardboiled fiction, or straight-up compelling mysteries, you'll want to check this out.
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