This book was created in 1949. It is a classic in the Chandler series and has been adapted for the screen.
Detective Marlowe is hired to find a person. From behind the scheming and hesitant eyes of his client Ofa Mei, a seemingly weak "little sister", Marlowe smells something strange and sinister. Two ice pick murders that followed one after another, a mysterious candid photo, and threats from the underworld. Marlowe fought alone and escaped from death several times. Little by little, he unraveled this bloody story of fratricide caused by greed and jealousy and controlled by the mafia in the entertainment industry.
Reader comments
The plot of this book has ups and downs, just like Marlowe's search for the truth in the fog, which makes people unable to put it down. Chandler's writing style is concise and powerful, and the description of the characters in the book is even more penetrating, reminding me of "Sherlock Holmes". Marlowe, like Sherlock Holmes, uses his wisdom and courage to solve mysteries one after another. "When all other possibilities have been eliminated and one remains, no matter how impossible it is, it is the truth." Just like what Holmes said, Marlowe also spared no detail in the process of searching for the truth. This book is definitely worth reading!
The plot of this book has ups and downs, just like Marlowe's search for the truth in the fog, which makes people unable to put it down. Chandler's writing style is concise and powerful, and the description of the characters in the book is even more penetrating, reminding me of "Sherlock Holmes". Marlowe, like Sherlock Holmes, uses his wisdom and courage to solve mysteries one after another. "When all other possibilities have been eliminated and one remains, no matter how impossible it is, it is the truth." Just like what Holmes said, Marlowe also spared no detail in the process of searching for the truth. This book is definitely worth reading!