Perchance to Dream (novel) Perchance to Dream (novel) Perchance to Dream is a detective crime novel by Robert B. Parker, written as an authorized sequel to "The Big Sleep" by Raymond Chandler. Following his post-mortem collaboration with Chandler on "Poodle Springs", this 1991 release is the second and final Philip Marlowe novel written by Parker. Set a few years after the events of "The Big Sleep", the new novel begins with long passages of text lifted from the original to set the scene, establish the characters, and remind readers of the events of the first book. The story is set in motion by the
The Killer Inside Me (2010 film) The Killer Inside Me (2010 film) The Killer Inside Me is a crime drama film adaptation of the 1952 novel of the same name by Jim Thompson. The film is directed by Michael Winterbottom and stars Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba, and Kate Hudson. It is the second film adaptation of Thompson's novel, the first being 1976's "The Killer Inside Me", directed by Burt Kennedy. At its release, the 2010 version was criticised for its graphic depiction of violence directed toward women. In 1952, Deputy Sheriff Lou Ford (Casey Affleck) is a pillar of the community in his small west Texas