description: A wealthy Pasadena widow with a mean streak, a missing daughter-in-law with a past, and a gold coin worth a small fortune—the elements don't quite add up until Marlowe discovers evidence of murder, rape, blackmail, and the worst kind of human exploitation."Raymond Chandler is a star of the first magnitude." Erle Stanley Gardner"Raymond Chandler has given us a detective who is hard-boiled enough to be convincing . . . and that is no mean achievement."  The New York Times
language: English
title: The High Window
titlecomplete: The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3)
characters: Philip Marlowe, Linda Conquest, Merle Davis, Eddie Prue, Detective Spangler, Kenny Haste, Elizabeth Bright Murdock, Lois Magic, Mr. Grandy, Detective-Lieutenant Jesse Breeze, Alex Morny, George Anson Phillips, Lou Vannier, Leslie Murdock, Elisha Morningstar, Pietro Palermo, Hench
genres: Classics, Hard Boiled, American, Noir, Mystery, Novels, Detective, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 22512
places: Pasadena, California, Los Angeles, California, California
series: Philip Marlowe
publisher: Phoenix Books