Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels including The Big Sleep and The Long Goodbye. Marlowe first appeared in The Big Sleep, published in 1939. Marlowe appeared in none of Chandler's early short...
Vincent ITV1 SHOULD it be that, through some twist of fate, I needed to hire a private inestigator, then Vincent Gallagher would be the man. Offhand, I can't see where the private investigator fits into modern life. They are not the police...
The 1940s detective Philip Marlowe, making his first appearance on CD-ROM, is asking a few questions, roughing up some tough guys and outwitting a Hollywood killer. But this time the original hard-boiled detective has technology on his side, in addition to his usual...
I ought to be writing about Thomas Pynchon. His gargantuan new novel. But I’ve lost confidence in Mr. Pynchon, who hasn’t written a good book since Gravity’s Rainbow, 33 years ago, and so I found I couldn’t force myself to read the whole of Against...
I ought to be writing about Thomas Pynchon. His gargantuan new novel. But I’ve lost confidence in Mr. Pynchon, who hasn’t written a good book since Gravity’s Rainbow, 33 years ago, and so I found I couldn’t force myself to read the whole of...