Black Eyed Blonde

“An extremely well-crafted, tight novel that perfectly reflects Chandler's melancholy.” -Stephen King-

BLONDE EYED BLONDE

A Philip Marlowe Book

“I could easily forget everyone else, but I couldn't say the same about the black-eyed blonde.”

Los Angeles, early 1950s... Private Detective Philip Marlowe is staring absently out of his office window, bored with the hot summer days and the lack of work. Suddenly the door opens and a new customer enters: Young, beautiful and rich Clare Cavendish.

Clare, who comes from one of Bay City's wealthiest families, wants to find her missing ex-lover, Nico Peterson, a man with shady connections. As soon as Marlowe begins to investigate, he finds himself both fascinated by Clare, the black-eyed blonde, and followed by a surprising series of events.

Raymond Chandler's unforgettable hero, Philip Marlowe, comes to life again in the hands of Man Booker Prize-winning John Banville, who wrote detective works under the pseudonym Benjamin Black. In the story of this important hero, Banville-Black brings a new breath to the detective story with his literary sensitivity while preserving Chandler's witty language and the deep-rooted characteristics of the Marlowe character.

“A first-class noir detective story... Benjamin Black hits the nail on the head.”

-New York Times-

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Size: 13.5 x 21

First Print Year: 2017

Number of Printings: 1st Edition

Original Name: The Black Eyed Blonde

Media Type: Paperback