This is the third or fourth Raymond Chandler novel (out of seven) and it’s among the best of the ones I’ve read so far. My favorite is still The Lady in the Lake because the actual case is so good. But here, we just have Philip Marlowe being the best Philip Marlowe he knows how to be. His wisecracks are often hilarious and his tone is so dry. The mystery itself is about a missing rare coin and eventually the death of a numismatist, who is […]