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Poodle Springs, Philip Marlowe Series, Book 8

AuthorRaymond Chandler

NarratorFull Cast

Duration56m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Plays and Dramatisations

PublisherAudio Go Ltd

VersionAbridged

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A brand new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of a classic Raymond Chandler mystery featuring private eye, Philip Marlowe. Marlowe is now married, living in the resort town of Poodle Springs. Once again, he sets himself up as an investigator and soon finds himself in the middle of blackmail and murder.

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