Raymond Chandler
The Lady in the Lake
Hardcover
(Grosset & Dunlap Jan. 1, 1943)
, First Edition
Derace Kingsley works for a cosmetics company and wants to locate his missing wife. Philip Marlowe is given the job. Crystal sent a telegram saying she was going for a Mexican divorce. But Chris Lavery doesn't know anything. Across the street Dr. Almore watches Marlowe. So Marlowe drives to Little Fawn Lake to inspect Crystal's last known location. He talks to the caretaker Bill Chess, and learns Chess' wife Muriel left him the same day. They walk around the lake and onto the little pier. There is something below the water, Chess' missing wife is found ! Sheriff Patton questions Bill Chess . Birdie Keppel, the part time newspaper reporter, talks to Marlowe. Six weeks earlier a man was looking for a woman whose photograph resembled Muriel . Sheriff Patton knew his country and where to look. Muriel's car was hidden away in shed . Marlowe searched the cabin again and found a clue . Marlowe returned to talk to Lavery, but he wasn't home. A woman came up the steps, talked to Marlowe, then ran out. Marlowe then found Lavery, but he didn't say anything . We learn more about Dr. Almore's wife and local politics . The police arrive at Lavery's house . Marlowe gets another lead . The parents of Dr. Almore's dead wife tell Marlowe about their suspicions . He hears the name "Mildred" as Dr. Almore's missing nurse. We learn more facts about the case . Marlowe brings money to Crystal and learns what happened . Then he is knocked out (Chapter 32).Crystal won't talk now. The police arrive but Marlowe left before this. Marlowe tells Lt. Degarmo what he surmised about Mildred and what she did . There is more about Crystal's fate ! Marlowe surmises what happened when Crystal and Muriel both disappeared at the same time . Marlowe guesses what happened when he was sapped and receives confirmation of his guess (Amazon customer)
- Pages
- 216
- Weight
- 11.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 7.6 x 5.4 in.
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