Top 5 books about Los Angeles

2. "The Big Sleep," by Raymond Chandler

The Big Sleep, by Raymond Chandler, Vintage, 240 pp.

The classic detective novel, made into the equally classic Humphrey Bogart/Lauren Bacall film, is the first appearance of Los Angeles noir detective Phillip Marlow. Marlow is hired to expose the blackmailer of a tycoon's daughter, but along the way he exposes a lot more about the seedy underbelly of 1930's LA society. Chandler's eloquent prose and quirky characters are enchanting.

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