The Lady in the Lake

1947 hardback impression in VG condition, no internal markings, pages clean, binding firm, the jacket has a mark to top front and some other minor wear, now in removable protective sleeve.

The Lady in The Lake

is a 1943 detective novel by Raymond Chandler featuring the Los Angeles private investigator Philip Marlowe. Notable for its removal of Marlowe from his usual Los Angeles environs for much of the book, the novel's complicated plot initially deals with the case of a missing woman in a small mountain town some 80 miles (130 km) from the city. The book was written shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor and makes several references to America's recent involvement in World War II.