The Big Sleep
- Trade Paperback
- New York: Vintage Crime / Black Lizard, 1992
New York: Vintage Crime / Black Lizard, 1992. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Fine. 5x0x7. Baker, Richard. Modern reprint (13-digit ISBN). Brand new from publisher. 1992 Trade Paperback. 231 pp. Inspiration for the 1946 film starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. A dying millionaire hires private eye Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters, and Marlowe finds himself involved with more than extortion. Kidnapping, pornography, seduction, and murder are just a few of the complications he gets caught up in.