The Long Goodbye Summary
Raymond Chandler

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The Long Goodbye Summary

Phillip Marlowe, a private investigator, first sees Terry Lennox outside a club. Terry is very drunk and falls from his car. Marlowe picks him up and helps him get home. He similarly rescues Terry again when he's drunk on a street and attracting the attention of a cop. The two spend a few evenings together drinking gimlets until the day Terry arrives at Marlowe's apartment asking for a ride to the...

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