"The Long Farewell" is an exciting book written by Raymond Chandler, which combines tense intrigue and the writer's famous dark humor. The main character, private detective Philip Marlowe, goes in search of the missing wife of a millionaire, but finds himself in the tangled ties of a great mystical crime. In the book, the reader finds not only an exciting plot and incredible turns of events, but also bright images of the heroes and a detailed description of small details of life at that time. "The Long Farewell" is a masterpiece of the noir genre, which delves into the blinding darkness of the human soul and the majestic mystical world of Los Angeles.