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Author of The Big Sleep
Author of The Big Sleep
Raymond Chandler
Year The Big Sleep was published
Year The Big Sleep was published
1939
Genre of The Big Sleep
Genre of The Big Sleep
American hard-boiled detective fiction
Setting of The Big Sleep
Setting of The Big Sleep
1930s Los Angeles
Protagonist of The Big Sleep
Protagonist of The Big Sleep
Philip Marlowe
Who hires Marlowe initially
Who hires Marlowe initially
General Sternwood
First blackmailer investigated
First blackmailer investigated
Arthur Geiger
What happens to Arthur Geiger
What happens to Arthur Geiger
Found dead
Who murdered Rusty Regan
Who murdered Rusty Regan
Carmen Sternwood
Eddie Mars's occupation
Eddie Mars's occupation
Casino owner
Enforcer killed by Marlowe in shootout
Enforcer killed by Marlowe in shootout
Lash Canino
Main themes of The Big Sleep
Main themes of The Big Sleep
Moral decay, social corruption, justice, disillusionment