> Chandler, Raymond. Farewell, My Lovely. You will also want 'The Long Goodbye' pf course: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_Goodbye_(novel) And let me, once more, plug 'City of Nets' for that 40s Hollywood feel: http://www.amazon.com/City-Nets-Portrait-Hollywood-1940s/dp/0520209494