First published 1943
Marlowe's hired to find a wealthy man's missing wife. But as he digs, he uncovers a tangled web of lies, affairs, and murder. With a second missing woman and a Mexican divorce in the mix, Marlowe must sort truth from lies to crack the case before the killer strikes again. Beneath the pulp thrills lies a meditation on the emptiness of wealth and the human cost of greed.
Genres: fiction, mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: deception, murder-mystery, tangled-web
Setting: California, Los Angeles
Period: 20th-century
192 pages · Paperback · Pan