Raymond Chandler

I'm reading my first Raymond Chandler book, "The Lady in the Lake." I already know why these books stand the test of time.

The man was a hefty dark handsome lad with fine shoulders and legs, sleek dark hair and white teeth. Six feet of a standard type of homewrecker. Arms to hold you close and all his brains in his face.

The narrative voice in my head is pure Bogart.