The high window
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Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959,
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General Shelving - 3rd Floor
PS3505.H3224 H5 1988
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LC Subjects
American fiction -- 20th century.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Fiction.
Marlowe, Philip -- (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Missing persons -- Fiction.
Private investigators -- California -- Los Angeles -- Fiction.
Rich people -- Fiction.
Widows -- Fiction.
Bisac Subjects
Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Hard-boiled.
Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators.
Fiction / Noir.
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American fiction.
California -- Los Angeles.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Fiction.
Marlowe, Philip -- (Fictitious character)
Missing persons.
Private investigators.
Rich people.
Widows.
Other Subjects
Detective and mystery stories.
Détectives -- Californie -- Los Angeles -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Marlowe, Philip -- (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Personnes disparues -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Riches -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Roman américain -- 20e siècle.
Veuves -- Romans, nouvelles, etc.

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265 pages ; 21 cm.
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English

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A wealthy Pasadena widow with a mean streak, a missing daughter-in-law with a past, and a gold coin worth a small fortune -- the elements don't quite add up until Marlowe discovers evidence of murder, rape, blackmail, and the worst kind of human exploitation.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Chandler, R. (1992). The high window (First Vintage crime/Black Lizard edition.). Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc..

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959. 1992. The High Window. New York: Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959. The High Window New York: Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc, 1992.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Chandler, R. (1992). The high window. First Vintage crime/Black Lizard edn. New York: Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Chandler, Raymond. The High Window First Vintage crime/Black Lizard edition., Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc., 1992.

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