Lady of the lake: Philip Marlowe 4

Author: Raymond Chandler Publication date: 2026 Book genre: Fiction and Novel Publisher: Bayt Al-Kutub Number of pages: 283 Format: Paperback About the novel: In the dark streets of Los Angeles, where nothing is as it seems, the harshest detective in the city returns to face a truth drowning in the depths of the lake. Philip Marlowe is summoned to find Mildred, the wife of wealthy businessman Dires Kingsley, who disappeared without a trace. What began as a routine missing persons case quickly dives into a swamp of intricate lies. While investigating, Marlowe discovers another missing woman, and a mysterious thread connects them, leading to a secluded cabin on a lake that does not reveal all its secrets. Killers hide behind ordinary faces, and lovers carry daggers. With every step Marlowe takes in the moral mud of this city, he gets closer to a floating corpse in the calm waters, and to a web of deception that suffocates everyone. "Lady of the Lake" is a journey into the dark heart of humanity, where the tranquil lake becomes a mirror reflecting the dirtiest and most clever crimes. A pure noir novel, proving that the real danger is not in the gun, but in the whisper, and not in the committed crime, but in the buried secret.