Tough cynical detective (one of the early detective heroes in American fiction) created by Raymond Chandler

• Chandler's detective
• "Doctor Faustus" playwright Christopher
• Playwright some theorize was actually Shakespeare
• Tough guy who investigated more lawbreaking
• Philip ___, "The Big Sleep" sleuth
• "Tamburlaine the Great" playwright
• Was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593)
• "The Big Sleep" private eye

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