The High Window

Raymond Chandler began his writing career at age 45. His muscular, fast-paced style set the standard for American hardboiled mysteries. He distilled the essence of life in Southern California in the 1940s and 1950s in such novels as Farewell, My Lovely, The Little Sister, The Big Sleep, The High Window, Trouble is My Business, The Lady in the Lake, Red Wind and Playback.