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Poodle Springs

Philip Marlowe Robert B Parker Book 1

Book 1 of the Philip Marlowe Robert B Parker series.Newly married to heiress Linda Loring, Philip Marlowe tries to keep his independence by opening a small agency in the desert enclave of Poodle Springs. His first case—finding a photographer tied to a huge gambling debt—exposes local corruption and strains his uneasy new marriage.

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Published 1989
Part of the Philip Marlowe Robert B Parker series as book 1.

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Newly married to heiress Linda Loring, Philip Marlowe tries to keep his independence by opening a small agency in the desert enclave of Poodle Springs. His first case—finding a photographer tied to a huge gambling debt—exposes local corruption and strains his uneasy new marriage.

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Poodle Springs by Robert B Parker stands out as a high-interest title with strong recommendation value.

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Poodle Springs is linked to Part of the Philip Marlowe Robert B Parker series as book 1. Part of the Philip Marlowe series as book 8..

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A good next step after Poodle Springs is The Big Sleep, Farewell, My Lovely, Perchance to Dream.

When was Poodle Springs published?

Poodle Springs was published in 1989.