The Lady in the Lake
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About The Lady in the Lake
Crime fiction master Raymond Chandler's fourth novel featuring Philip Marlowe, the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times). In The Lady in the Lake, hardboiled crime fiction master Raymond Chandler brings us the story of a couple of missing wives—one a rich man's and one a poor man's—who have become the objects of Philip Marlowe's investigation. One of them may have gotten a Mexican divorce and married a gigolo and the other may be dead. Marlowe's not sure he cares about either one, but he's not paid to care.
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- Audience
- Adult/general
- Commitment
- Standalone or self-contained
- Estimated reading time
- 6.5 hours at about 40 pages per hour
- Length
- Shorter read
- Best for
- Readers seeking philip marlowe books in order
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The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler, published in 1988, is a 266-page book for readers who prefer to browse by the experience of a story, not only by its sales category. Its strongest discovery signals include Philip Marlowe Books in Order.
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- Print ISBN
- 978-0-394-75825-1
- Published
- 1988
- Pages
- 266
