by Raymond Chandler · EDICIONS 62 · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429750249
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«La dama del llac» is the crime novel by Raymond Chandler published by Edicions 62 in 2002, in paperback (285 pages).
Detective Philip Marlowe follows the trail of Crystal Kingsley, a missing woman, and crosses paths with Dr. Almore, whose attitude towards a car parked near his house is suspicious. The investigation uncovers jealousy, deceit and secrets.
Fourth installment in Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe series, originally published as The Lady in the Lake in 1943.
For fans of classic crime fiction and detective stories.
Raymond Thornton Chandler was an American-British novelist and screenwriter. In 1932, at the age of forty-four, Chandler became a detective fiction writer after losing his job as an oil company executive during the Great Depression. His first short story, "Blackmailers Don't Shoot", was published in 1933 in Black Mask, a pulp magazine. His first novel, The Big Sleep, was published in 1939. In addition to his short stories, Chandler published seven novels during his lifetime. All but Playback have been made into motion pictures, some more than once.
