The Lady In The Lake
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: Australian edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
A masterwork of hard-boiled detective fiction, The Lady in the Lake chronicles the investigations of Philip Marlowe, Raymond Chandler's iconic Los Angeles private eye, as he is hired to track down a wealthy man's missing wife. What begins as a seemingly routine missing persons case rapidly uncovers a web of deception, murder, and moral corruption stretching from the sun-bleached streets of the city to the remote mountain resort of Little Fawn Lake. Chandler's prose is razor-sharp and atmospheric, painting a vivid portrait of 1940s California while delivering a plot that twists with relentless, suspenseful precision. Marlowe himself stands as one of literature's great protagonists — cynical yet principled, world-weary yet driven by an uncompromising personal code of justice. Published in 1943, this fourth installment in the Marlowe series is widely regarded as one of Chandler's finest achievements and an essential cornerstone of the American crime fiction canon.
Author: Raymond Chandler
Format: Hardback
Published: 1946, Hamish Hamilton
Genre: Crime fiction
Edition: Australian edition
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
A masterwork of hard-boiled detective fiction, The Lady in the Lake chronicles the investigations of Philip Marlowe, Raymond Chandler's iconic Los Angeles private eye, as he is hired to track down a wealthy man's missing wife. What begins as a seemingly routine missing persons case rapidly uncovers a web of deception, murder, and moral corruption stretching from the sun-bleached streets of the city to the remote mountain resort of Little Fawn Lake. Chandler's prose is razor-sharp and atmospheric, painting a vivid portrait of 1940s California while delivering a plot that twists with relentless, suspenseful precision. Marlowe himself stands as one of literature's great protagonists — cynical yet principled, world-weary yet driven by an uncompromising personal code of justice. Published in 1943, this fourth installment in the Marlowe series is widely regarded as one of Chandler's finest achievements and an essential cornerstone of the American crime fiction canon.