... His first book, The Big Sleep (1939), was about a private detective, Philip Marlowe. It was a great success, and he wrote about Marlowe in many other books, including Farewell, MyLovely (1940), ... at the door of my apartment she said goodbye in a frozen voice. She drove away before I had my keys out of my pocket.In the morning, I felt a lot better. My head still hurt and my tongue still ... inside my mouth, but I had known worse mornings. My left foot felt fine. It didn't hurt at all. So I kicked the corner of the bed with it on my way to the bathroom. I was just calling myself...