Fast-talking, trouble-seeking private eye Philip Marlowe is a different kind of detective: a moral man in an amoral world. California in the '40s and '50s is as beautiful as a ripe fruit and rotten to the core, and Marlowe must struggle to retain his integrity amidst the corruption he encounters daily. In Poodle Springs, Marlowe is fresh from his honeymoon with heiress Linda Loring, and living a life of idle leisure in the upmarket Californian town of the title. But being a kept man soon loses its charm and, bored and ...
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Fast-talking, trouble-seeking private eye Philip Marlowe is a different kind of detective: a moral man in an amoral world. California in the '40s and '50s is as beautiful as a ripe fruit and rotten to the core, and Marlowe must struggle to retain his integrity amidst the corruption he encounters daily. In Poodle Springs, Marlowe is fresh from his honeymoon with heiress Linda Loring, and living a life of idle leisure in the upmarket Californian town of the title. But being a kept man soon loses its charm and, bored and restless, Marlowe sets up shop as an investigator once more. Hired by a local criminal to find a gambler on the run from his debts, he is sucked into a world of bigamy, blackmail and murder... The eighth and final Philip Marlowe novel, Poodle Springs was unfinished at the time of Raymond Chandler's death in 1959. It remained so for another 30 years, until crime writer Robert B. Parker completed the novel to mark the centenary of Chandler's birth. Starring Toby Stephens, this entertaining dramatisation by Robin Brooks retains all the pace and intrigue of the original book. 1 CD. 57 mins.
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Good work here by the late Mr Parker. Very even flow from Chandler's beginning until the very end of the novel.
bugworth1
Dec 2, 2009
Worthy Homage To The Master
Robert B. Parker spins a truely remarkable tale from the threads left by Raymond Chandler. He captures the spirit of Marlowe and the noirish mood that Chandler painted oh so well. A careful reader will see that Parker lovingly recalls earlier novels as he takes his detective through that most dangerous of adventures.... marriage.
oregon60
Jun 25, 2009
Great unfinished work now finished
Superb "collaboration" between Chandler and Parker. Seamless story line with typical style of both writers. Highly recommend
