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: Spanish; Castilian
title: The Lady in the Lake
titlecomplete: The Lady in the Lake
characters: Muriel Chess, Birdie Keppel, Adrienne Fromsett, Bill Chess, Dr. Albert Almore, Chris Lavery, Derace Kingsley, Crystal Kingsley, Lieutenant Degarmo, Florence Almore, Mildred Haviland, Philip Marlowe
genres: Crime, Classics, Hard Boiled, Novels, Thriller, Noir, Mystery Thriller, Fiction, Detective, Mystery
ratings_count: 24705
places: California, Bay City, California, Los Angeles, California, San Bernardino, California
series: Philip Marlowe
publisher: Pocket Books