Ha·t'ej's review
The High Window by Raymond Chandler
The New Yorker quote on the back states: "Chandler wrote as if pain, hurt and life mattered." I think that pretty much sums it up. The plot of this one is perhaps more convoluted than it needed to be, but ultimately the read is worthwhile because you're reading to swim in the awe-inspiring prose and characterizations that Chandler fills his novels with, and The High Window delivers in spades.
