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Originally Posted by Mike L
By the way, for the benefit of anyone following this thread who hasn't read The Big Sleep yet: don't let this put you off.
There's nothing in this discussion that will be a spoiler. The demise of the chauffeur is only one thread in the novel - and a relatively minor one.
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yes, absolutely agree. and i think it was moejoe who said recently something like chandler novels are not really about the plot anyway, they're more about the ambiance, the characters, and all the little details. they're truly brilliant, and really you don't actually care that no-one knows who killed the chauffeur.
(maybe it was a rogue villain from a completely different novel who was on the run from the cops and knocked him off so he wouldn't squeal !)