First published 1953
Hardboiled gumshoe Philip Marlowe takes on a troubled war vet as a client. But when the vet's wealthy ex-wife ends up dead, Marlowe finds himself on the run from both the cops and a ruthless gangster. With dark secrets and betrayals at every turn, Marlowe must navigate a treacherous underworld to uncover the truth - and stay one step ahead of those who want him silenced for good.
Genres: fiction, mystery, crime, thriller, detective, hard-boiled
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, on-the-run, unreliable-narrator
Setting: California, Los Angeles
Period: 20th-Century
Hardcover · Penguin Books