description: A couple of missing wives—one a rich man's and one a poor man's—become the objects of Marlowe's investigation. One of them may have gotten a Mexican divorce and married a gigolo and the other may be dead. Marlowe's not sure he cares about either one, but he's not paid to care.
language: English
title: The Lady in the Lake
titlecomplete: The Lady in the Lake
characters: Philip Marlowe, Derace Kingsley, Bill Chess, Lieutenant Degarmo, Crystal Kingsley, Adrienne Fromsett, Dr. Albert Almore, Birdie Keppel, Muriel Chess, Mildred Haviland, Florence Almore, Chris Lavery
genres: Classics, Hard Boiled, Noir, Mystery, Novels, Detective, Thriller, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 24705
places: Bay City, California, Los Angeles, California, San Bernardino, California, California
series: Philip Marlowe
publisher: Phoenix Books