In order to know about the addition of new books, join our channel: https://bit.ly/32WNB6G Audiobook Sleeping Beauty by Raymond Chandler A millionaire general, on the verge of death, hires a detective to catch a blackmailer. After some time, the detective finds out that this case is much more than blackmail; Kidnapping, lies, sedition and murder are small parts of this story. General Sorbaud hires detective Philip Marlowe to investigate the blackmail of a man named Geiger. The next day, when Marlowe is standing outside Geiger's house and watching over it, Geiger is killed and "Carmen", the general's little daughter, is at Geiger's house at the same time. The next day, Marlowe watches Geiger's antique shop and discovers that 12 boxes of obscene books have been removed and sent to someone named Joe Brody. Carmen introduces "Joe Brody" as Geiger's killer, but an hour later, Joe Brody is also killed by Geiger's young driver. Marlow arrests the driver and hands him over to the prosecutor. The general's other problem is the disappearance of his son-in-law "Ross Regan". He is rumored to have eloped with a singer named Mona Grant. This singer has a close relationship with a powerful and deceitful person named "Eddie Mars". One evening, a small man came to Marlo and said that he was willing to give him good information for two hundred dollars. Marlowe agrees. But when he goes to the apartment of the man named Harry Jones, he hears him arguing with Canino, a gunman in the employ of Eddie Mars, from behind the door. Canino kills Harry Jones; But Marlow finds out about Mona Grant's hiding place with the help of "Agnes" who is an accomplice of Harry Jones. Harry Jones' assumption is that Ross Regan is not with Mona Grant and Eddie Mars has a special purpose by hiding Mona Grant and creating this rumor. When Marlowe goes to Mona Grant's hideout, Canino arrests him. But Marlowe is freed by Mona Grant. Marlowe tells Mona Grant that Eddie is a treacherous and dangerous person and that Mona Grant should run away with Marlowe too. * About the story of the book "The Expensive Sleep" is the first novel of the American author "Raymond Chandler", which was first published in 1939. This work is undoubtedly Chandler's masterpiece and his most famous novel, in which the educated, brave, experienced, shrewd and beloved detective, "Philip Marlowe" is found. This novel established Chandler's position in the list of one of the best writers of detective, mystery and crime stories. The skillful and literary writing style of this author brought him a wide and diverse range of audiences and fans. The fame of "Sleeping Dear" rose from there, when a film based on it was released in 1946, starring "Humphrey Bogart" as Philip Marlowe. This film was made by Howard Hawks, one of the best directors in the history of Hollywood, and it was a huge success. "William Faulkner", a famous novelist who spent money in Hollywood in those days, collaborated in writing the script of this novel. * About the author "Raymond Thornton Chandler" (born on July 23, 1888 - died on March 26, 1959), was one of the best crime and police novel writers. Many movie versions have been adapted from most of his works. Raymond Chandler was born on July 23, 1888 in Chicago, Illinois, but spent his early years in Plattsmouth, Nebraska. After his alcoholic father left them, he moved with his mother to Croydon, England, where he lived with his mother, grandmother and aunt, supported by his uncle. He studied at Dulwich College and did not go to university except for study trips to France and Germany to improve his foreign language. He became a British citizen in 1907 and started working as a journalist the following year, in the same year his first poem was published. Chandler returned to America in 1912 and settled in San Francisco. He participated in the night accounting course there. In 1913, he went to Los Angeles with his mother and worked as an accountant in a dairy. Chandler served in the Canadian Army during World War I before transferring to the Air Force. Raymond Chandler married Pearl Cicely Halbert in 1924. Chandler is one of the best writers of detective stories. He has not written many works compared to other famous detective writers - such as "Agatha Christie" or "Georges Simenon", but the same number of his novels and short stories are among the most significant works in the history of detective and criminal literature. Some of the works are: Sleepy (1939); Goodbye my beloved (1940); High Window (1942); Lady of the Lake (1943); Little Sister (1949); The Right to Silence (1958); The finger of accusation and ... Reference book The Big Sleep - 1939 Author: Raymond Chandler Narrator: Behrouz Razavi It should be noted that this book is an illustrative adaptation and has been rewritten i