The High Window - Raymond Chandler

 

As I promised, I am continuing in my Chandler/Marlowe adventures with this, the third installment in the series. These are relatively quick'n'easy reads, and a nice diversion from real life, so I may go through the entire installment, although I also may decide to take a detour here'n'there, so don't hold me to it. It is nice to read about my old stomping grounds in Hollywood, even if it were in a very different time. It still resonates nicely and makes me miss the city.

In any case, here the Private Eye Marlowe is asked to recover a very valuable missing coin from a rich widow and, of course, as he investigates, murder'n'mayhem follow him. If anything, this tale might be more convoluted that the previous ones and it can get a bit confusing trying to keep track of the seemingly disparate threads. 

This time out Marlowe does not get any of the girls, although, in one way or another, he manages to help three lovelies without getting romantically involved with any of them. As usual, there are a couple of clever, unexpected twists but he does manage to pull them all together in a neat package at the end. 

I know that most people who might care about this sort of thing are already well versed in Chandler, but if not, and you dig mysteries and old Hollywood, these are entertaining reads.