| Author: | Raymond Chandler | ISBN: | 9781400030170 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | June 11, 2002 |
| Imprint: | Vintage Crime/Black Lizard | Language: | English |
| Author: | Raymond Chandler |
| ISBN: | 9781400030170 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | June 11, 2002 |
| Imprint: | Vintage Crime/Black Lizard |
| Language: | English |
Crime fiction master Raymond Chandler's third novel featuring Philip Marlowe, the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times).
A wealthy Pasadena widow with a mean streak, a missing daughter-in-law with a past, and a gold coin worth a small fortune—the elements don't quite add up until Marlowe discovers evidence of murder, rape, blackmail, and the worst kind of human exploitation.
"Raymond Chandler is a star of the first magnitude." Erle Stanley Gardner
"Raymond Chandler has given us a detective who is hard-boiled enough to be convincing . . . and that is no mean achievement." --The New York Times
Crime fiction master Raymond Chandler's third novel featuring Philip Marlowe, the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times).
A wealthy Pasadena widow with a mean streak, a missing daughter-in-law with a past, and a gold coin worth a small fortune—the elements don't quite add up until Marlowe discovers evidence of murder, rape, blackmail, and the worst kind of human exploitation.
"Raymond Chandler is a star of the first magnitude." Erle Stanley Gardner
"Raymond Chandler has given us a detective who is hard-boiled enough to be convincing . . . and that is no mean achievement." --The New York Times
