![]() Playback is the only Marlowe novel completed by Chandler that is set somewhere other than Los Angeles. The script, thought by some to be superior to the novel (generally considered to be the weakest of the seven Marlowe novels, perhaps because of its less complex plot and pat resolution), was published posthumously. ![]() The novel was reworked by Chandler from the screenplay. Joseph Sistrom was assigned to produce the film and it was intended Chandler would write the script. On 8 January 1947 Universal announced they had bought a story from Raymond Chandler called Playback. Chandler died the following year Playback is his last completed novel. It was first published in Britain in July 1958 the US edition followed in October that year. Playback is a novel by American-British writer Raymond Chandler featuring the private detective Philip Marlowe. ![]()
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