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The High Window (Philip Marlowe, #3)

Raymond Chandler

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Dec 11, 2019 Steve rated it liked it

Shelves: crime-mystery-noir

Terrific dialogue, disappointing and improbable ending. Lots of red herrings, but also lots of great scenes and characters. The story revolves around attempts to locate a stolen rare coin called the "Brasher Doubloon." The doubloon in question is about as meaningful or meaningless as the Maltese Falcon, but people do die because of it. If you enjoy "cracking wise" scenes, this is about as good as it gets. The smart assery is non-stop, and holds up surprisingly well after all these years. I mean, ...more

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Jun 17, 2008 Jessica rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: noir, los-angeles, california, private-detectives

I'm not quite sure why I allowed this to moulder on my TBR for almost 6 years, seeing as Chandler's a favorite of mine. But I'm glad I dusted it off, because it reminds me way he captured my attention in the first place. This one in particular highlights the way Chandler just drops you in the midst of the story - the reader often clues in to what's happening a little behind Marlowe, but it's presented in a straightforward "you'll catch up" way that's the antithesis of the typical approach of the ...more

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