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Books like Farewell, My Lovely

Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler is about race and power in america, nostalgia and loss, corruption at every level. If that's what drew you in, here are 6 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.

  1. The Big Sleep
    The Big Sleep

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    The Big Sleep

    Raymond Chandler · Thriller

    Philip Marlowe is hired by a very old, very rich man to deal with a blackmail situation involving his younger daughter.

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  2. In Cold Blood
    In Cold Blood

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    In Cold Blood

    Truman Capote · Memoir

    Truman Capote's account of the 1959 murders of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas — and of the investigation, capture, trial, and execution of the killers Perry Smith and Richard Hickock — is the founding document of the true crime genre and one of the most admired works of American nonfiction of the twentieth century.

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  3. The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It Every Time
    The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It Every Time

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    The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It Every Time

    Maria Konnikova · Psychology

    Maria Konnikova has a PhD in psychology and writes about it for a wide audience.

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  4. The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
    The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

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    The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

    Ben Macintyre · History

    Ben Macintyre tells the story of Oleg Gordievsky, a KGB officer who became the most important British spy of the Cold War.

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  5. A Time to Kill
    A Time to Kill

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    A Time to Kill

    John Grisham · Thriller

    In Clanton, Mississippi, two white men rape and nearly kill ten-year-old Tonya Hailey.

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  6. Along Came a Spider
    Along Came a Spider

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    Along Came a Spider

    James Patterson · Thriller

    Along Came a Spider introduces Alex Cross, a Black homicide detective and forensic psychologist working in Washington D.C., in the case that made James Patterson a bestseller.

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