A brilliant graphic novel adaptation of Raymond Chandler's classic noir tale featuring iconic
private eye Philip Marlowe “Inspired. . . . This trio brings [Chandler’s] words to vivid
life. . . . A triumph of teamwork.”— Air Mail In 1940s Los Angeles a sour-faced millionaire
hires Philip Marlowe a hard-boiled harder-drinking detective to scare off a suspected gold
digger who has gotten her claws into his even wealthier stepson. Marlowe takes the case but
quickly discovers that the woman Harriett Huntress isn’t just after gold: she’s playing a
long cold game of revenge… Marlowe forms an alliance with George the client's
chauffeur-cum-bodyguard-cum-fixer. George is a Black Dartmouth-educated veteran with a
sniper’s skills and his own agenda and the two uneasy allies find themselves on the wrong end
of a brace of hired killers and an enigmatic casino boss. . . . It quickly becomes clear that
Marlowe sticking his nose where it doesn’t belong is just asking for trouble. But that’s the
thing. Trouble is his business.
