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Farewell, My Lovely vs The Big Sleep: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Farewell, My Lovely Farewell, My Lovely Raymond Chandler · 1940 ★★★★☆ 4.1 249 pages · ≈ 4 h 37 m · Challenging Find on Amazon
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The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep Raymond Chandler · 1939 ★★★★☆ 4.0 184 pages · ≈ 3 h 24 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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