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The Lady in the Lake

Raymond Chandler

1943·971 pages

Crime Literary Fiction

classics dark gritty noir

A couple of missing wives—one a rich man's and one a poor man's—become the objects of 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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The Lady in the Lake

Raymond Chandler

Year

1943

Pages

971

Crime Literary Fiction Mystery Thriller

Tags

classics dark gritty noir

Description

A couple of missing wives—one a rich man's and one a poor man's—become the objects of 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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