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cartoonmicah 's review for:
The Lady in the Lake
by Raymond Chandler
One of my favorite Marlowe stories to date. This one is full of diverse scenery and more unique characters than the wild dame, jilted millionaire, and lax cop which come so standard in every snooper page-turner. They're all available her as per usual, but they find occasion to share space with a broader and more eclectic cast. There were a lot of sarcastic and witty one-liners to stop me in my tracks and I even managed to catch on to a few of the plot twists before they were revealed. I don't care to figure everything out ahead of time in a gumshoe book, but it helps with credibility and engagement when the unraveling of the knotty plot can at least be made sense of in the explanation. I was continually surprised by the coarse of this book and delighted at the sweeping vistas around every bend.