When a dying millionaire hires Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters, Marlowe finds himself involved with more than extortion. Kidnapping, pornography, seduction, and murder are just a few of the complications he gets caught up in.
"Chandler [writes] like a slumming angel and invest[s] the sun-blinded streets of Los Angelos with a romantic presence."
--Ross Macdonald
He had tight brilliant eyes that wanted to look hard, and looked as hard as o...
The tires sang on the moist concrete of the boulevard. The world was a wet em...
Dead men are heavier than broken hearts.
I was as empty of life as a scarecrows pockets.
You can have a hangover from o...
