--- product_id: 5512796 title: "Playback" brand: "raymond chandler" price: "119 zł" currency: PLN in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.pl/products/5512796-playback store_origin: PL region: Poland --- # Playback **Brand:** raymond chandler **Price:** 119 zł **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Playback by raymond chandler - **How much does it cost?** 119 zł with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pl](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/5512796-playback) ## Best For - raymond chandler enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted raymond chandler brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Playback - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/519JjbkfkOL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Chandler is the best *by W***R on Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2020* Too bad he only wrote 7 books. All of them are excellent. The plotting is smooth, no need to insert contrivances to move the stories along. The characterizations are crisp, but still revealing. The mysteries are interesting and human. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars Kangaroo in a dinner jacket *by A***Y on Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2013* Playback has a fairly straightforward plot compared to other Phillip Marlowe novels. When the big mystery about Betty Mayfield is revealed at the end, I thought, "So that's it?" But the point of this novel isn't necessarily to rack up the tough guys and body-counts requisite for pulp detective fiction. Chandler always opted for a little more realism in Phillip Marlowe -- so maybe "hard-boiled" works on the reader as well as the time, place, and characters. Take it or leave it. Even though the Phillip Marlowe of Playback is still the same Phillip Marlowe of The Big Sleep, we see how he has changed over time. He is still tough with human weakness underneath, he still sticks to his principles and tries not to bend the law too much, he still looks for the driving force behind the superficial crimes sometimes against his better judgment, given how violent those superficial crimes sometimes are. But he is just a little more jaded, exhausted, and reflective of his life behind and his life ahead -- but, being Phillip Marlowe, not in a maudlin sort of way: he does what he does and will keep doing it; he is a man that knows full well the life he has chosen for himself. He just thinks about it a little more.The setting of Playback reflects this unsettledness. It takes place mostly in Esmeralda, which is apparently a stand-in for La Jolla. Most of the novel finds Marlowe away from the comforts -- or at least certainties -- of his office and chessmen. Like a college student the week after midterms who last looked at his watch two, maybe three days ago, and finding he has too few changes of clothes and not finding his toothbrush, and not entirely sure where he is, Marlowe in Esmeralda (though better prepared and more sober) is out of his Los Angeles element stepping gingerly on uncertain footing. This tension created by Chandler is unlike that in any previous Phillip Marlowe novel, and is one of the great things about this book. It even reminded me a little of how James Bond evolves as a person in the Ian Fleming novels -- a really golden element of the novels absent from the celluloid Bond. But Marlowe is much more of a rock than Bond. The more Marlowe changes, the more Marlowe stays the same -- and we see that here as he muscles through the uncertainties of times, places, and persons of Playback. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Good experience *by D***G on Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2022* The delivery was on time, the book was in good condition and there is no writer like Raymond Chandler --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pl/products/5512796-playback](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/5512796-playback) --- *Product available on Desertcart Poland* *Store origin: PL* *Last updated: 2026-04-22*