There is also a pervading cynicism throughout, intended I believe, that began to wear a bit thin towards the end. Marlowe is as hard-boiled, wise-cracking as ever but otherwise there aren't any really likeable characters in it. There seemed an added confidence in the writing which is as rich as ever, with some terrific descriptions of people and places, but I found it harder to engage with this one as much as I had the others. We see that that under his hard shell lurks a big heart as he goes out of his way to help and take care of a seemingly innocent, long-suffering character. "High Window is the third in the series and sees Philip Marlowe trying to track down a rare gold coin that was part of a collection left to a mean spirited and totally unpleasant "dried up husk of a woman" who treats her highly strung secretary horribly, by her late husband.Ī bit more of Marlowe's character is fleshed out in this book. From 10 feet away she looked like something made up to be seen from 30 feet away" "From 30 feet away she looked like a lot of class.
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