The Lady in the Lake

About “The Lady in the Lake”

The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler follows private investigator Philip Marlowe as he takes on a case involving two missing women. One is the wife of a wealthy man, and the other is the wife of a poor man. Marlowe is unsure whether he cares about either case, but he is paid to find answers. The investigation leads him into a web of secrets, with possibilities including a Mexican divorce and a possible murder. The story is a classic example of hardboiled crime fiction.