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
characters: Linda Conquest, Detective Spangler, Kenny Haste, Mr. Grandy, Elizabeth Bright Murdock, Elisha Morningstar, Philip Marlowe, Lois Magic, Detective-Lieutenant Jesse Breeze, George Anson Phillips, Merle Davis, Pietro Palermo, Leslie Murdock, Lou Vannier, Eddie Prue, Alex Morny, Hench
genres: Fiction, American, Mystery, Noir, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Classics, Novels, Hard Boiled, Crime
ratings_count: 22516
places: California, Pasadena, California, Los Angeles, California
series: Philip Marlowe
publisher: New Millennium Audio