num_pages: 266
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 (Philip Marlowe, #4)
characters: Birdie Keppel, Lieutenant Degarmo, Adrienne Fromsett, Florence Almore, Chris Lavery, Philip Marlowe, Bill Chess, Muriel Chess, Derace Kingsley, Crystal Kingsley, Mildred Haviland, Dr. Albert Almore
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Noir, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Classics, Novels, Hard Boiled, Crime
ratings_count: 24704
places: San Bernardino, California, California, Los Angeles, California, Bay City, California
series: Philip Marlowe
publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard