THE BLACK-EYED BLONDE

Book ID/图书代码： 04300013B62571

English Summary/英文概要： Raymond Chandler’s incomparable private eye is back, pulled by a seductive young heiress into the most difficult and dangerous case of his career
“It was one of those summer Tuesday afternoons when you begin to wonder if the earth has stopped revolving. The telephone on my desk had the look of something that knows it’s being watched. Traffic trickled by in the street below, and there were a few pedestrians, too, men in hats going nowhere.”
So begins The Black-Eyed Blonde, a new novel featuring Philip Marlowe—yes, that Philip Marlowe. Channeling Raymond Chandler, Benjamin Black has brought Marlowe back to life for a new adventure on the mean streets of Bay City, California. It is the early 1950s, Marlowe is as restless and lonely as ever, and business is a little slow. Then a new client is shown in: young, beautiful, and expensively dressed, she wants Marlowe to find her former lover, a man named Nico Peterson. Marlowe sets off on his search, but almost immediately discovers that Peterson’s disappearance is merely the first in a series of bewildering events. Soon he is tangling with one of Bay City’s richest families and developing a singular appreciation for how far they will go to protect their fortune.
Only Benjamin Black, a modern master of the genre, could write a new Philip Marlowe novel that has all the panache and charm of the originals while delivering a story that is as sharp and fresh as today’s best crime fiction.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 雷蒙德•钱德勒的那无可比拟的私人眼睛回来了，在他所处的危险和困难的案例中，这颗眼球曾一度被一位年轻性感的女继承人拉扯下来。
“那是星期二夏季的一个午后，当你疑惑地球是否曾停止转动时。我办公桌上的电话好似预示着什么事情即将要发生，街道下的车流缓慢，路上行人稀少，绅士也寥寥无几。”
这是《黑眼睛的金发女郎》的开篇，一部关于菲利普•马洛的作品。在海峡处的雷蒙德•钱德勒，本杰明•布莱克曾一度为了让马洛维回到自己的生活，在加州的海湾城市的简陋街道里只身涉险。那是1950年代早期，马洛维一如既往的冷酷无情和可爱迷人，而此时的生意也开始慢慢的停滞下来。这时一位新的客户出现了：这位年轻，美丽，穿着华丽的女士，希望马洛维找到她曾经的爱人，一位名叫尼克•佩特森的男人。马洛维开始了他的搜寻工作，但他很快地发现佩特森的失踪，只是一系列离奇事件的开始。不久他便受到海湾城最富有家族，对其为他将要保护他们财产所做的一切的特别感谢。
只有本杰明•布莱克，这位现代艺术派的大师，作为当今最佳的犯罪小说界天才，能续写出菲利普•马洛的原著风采。(Sandy)

Awards/获奖情况：“Somewhere Raymond Chandler is smiling, because this is a beautifully rendered hardboiled novel that echoes Chandler’s melancholy at perfect pitch. The story is great, but what amazed me is how John Banville caught the cumulative effect Chandler’s prose had on readers. It’s hard to quantify, but it’s also what separated the Marlowe novels from the general run of noir (which included some damn fine novelists, like David Goodis and Jim Thompson). The sadness runs deep. I loved this book. It was like having an old friend, one you assumed was dead, walk into the room. Kind of like Terry Lennox, hiding behind those drapes.” —Stephen King

“[Banville] brings Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe back to full-blooded life—complete with inner turmoil and honest, hard-boiled dialogue. This is not a pastiche, but the real deal, kicked up a notch with clever traces of irony. It’s tightly plotted, has its share of blunt violence and wise-cracks, as well as descriptions of L.A. that puncture the city’s elaborate façade. Banville has been compared to Joyce, and this novel confirms the comparison. You’ll find memorable passages that demand to be read aloud. [Banville’s prose] captures perfectly the melancholy soul of Philip Marlowe.”—Zoom Street Magazine

“I was impressed by the plotting of The Black-Eye Blonde, its perfect pacing and use of misdirection... Banville nails the spoiled L.A. atmosphere that is Chandler’s forte.” —Salon.com

“Despite Robert B. Parker’s lengthy experience in the PI genre, his sequel to The Big Sleep, Perchance to Dream, pales in comparison with Black’s pitch-perfect recreation of the character and his time and place. As for the language, Black nails Chandler’s creative and memorable similes and metaphors....While the mystery is well-plotted, Black elevates it beyond mere thoughtful homage with a plausible injection of emotion in his wounded lead.” —Publishers Weekly (boxed and *starred* review)

“Black offers stylish homage to Raymond Chandler in this tightly written caper that picks up Marlowe’s life from the point the series ended….The homage game is a tricky one to play, but Black makes all the right moves. Great fun for Chandlerians.” —Booklist

“Black… deliver[s] a more complex and satisfying mystery than other authors have done in the past. This latest incarnation of Chandler’s sleuth with appeal to fans of Chandler and Marlowe, but newcomers to one of the first great PIs in crime fiction will find much to enjoy here as well.” —Library Journal

“A treat for fans.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Banville channeling Chandler is irresistible—a double whammy of a mystery. Hard to think anyone could add to Chandler with profitable results. But Banville most definitely gets it done.”—Richard Ford

About the Author/作者介绍： 约翰•班维尔（John Banville），1945年12月8日出生于爱尔兰共和国韦克斯福德郡，曾担任《爱尔兰时报》文学编辑。2005年获得著名的英语文学奖——布克奖（Man Booker Prize）。现居住于都柏林。班维尔是一位敏锐而多产的评论家，同时也是一位多次获奖的小说家。他的小说主题涉及面广，创作技法新颖脱俗，语言清晰流畅。

John Banville was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1945. He is the author of fifteen novels including The Sea, which won the 2005 Man Booker Prize. He lives in Dublin.

Format:TRADE PAPERBACK

Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE

Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Option publishers are as follows: Greece – Kastaniotis Turkey – Kirmizi Kedi Italy – Guanda Germany – Ki-Wi Catalan – Bromera Netherlands – Em Querido Brazil – Rocco France – Robert Laffont

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