After two decent books Chandler responded with another masterpiece. It's more character driven, reflective - the self portraits of Chandler in the characters of Terry Marlowe and Roger Wade. It has probably the best relationships in the Marlowe canning - Marlowe's bromance with Terry Lennox, Marlowe and Terry Ohls, the drunken Roger Wade and his wife, Marlowe and Linda.
It's long - and in the second half it dragged. The mystery needed tightening. In terms of character and self reflection it's terrific but it is an ambling book that felt it needed an edit.
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