The High Window

By Raymond Chandler

The High Window - Raymond Chandler
  • Release Date: 1988-07-12
  • Genre: Hard-Boiled Mysteries
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 124 Ratings

Description

The renowned novel from crime fiction master Raymond Chandler, with the "quintessential urban private eye" (Los Angeles Times), Philip Marlowe • Featuring the iconic character that inspired the film Marlowe, starring Liam Neeson.

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

Reviews

  • Chandler rules!

    5
    By mfstout
    Nobody writes like this guy. Another classic. I envy him.
  • Window needs washing

    5
    By WaveSkiBoy
    An overly complicated plot, less than stellar dialogue, and middling characters renders THE HIGH WINDOW one of RC's lesser works. Enjoyable, but a far cry from his works of genius.