Her daughter-in-law has left the house and Mrs. When she went to look for it, it was gone. Murdock said it never was and never would be. A coin dealer, Elisha Morningstar, had called and asked if the coin was for sale. Murdock explains the case to him: her daughter-in-law has stolen a rare coin from her, a Brasher Doubloon. Told in the first person by the main character, Marlow, we get a feeling for his sense of humor. Murdock, a tough–looking woman sipping a glass of port. He is walked into another room where he sees Mrs. Author Chandler describes the young blond whose face has an “off-key neurotic charm.” Before she leaves, she closes a desk drawer in which Marlow sees a Colt automatic. He gives her names of bank managers, attorneys, and cops. He is shown into a fusty, dusty room, then to another where a young woman sits behind a typewriter. Elizabeth Murdock who wants to hire a “clean” detective. The High Window, by Raymond Chandler is the story of Philip Marlow, a private eye with wit.
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