Farewell, My Lovely

Farewell, My Lovely
Farewell, My Lovely follows private detective Philip Marlowe as he becomes entangled in a violent, labyrinthine case that begins with a simple assignment. Marlowe witnesses the brutal ex-con Moose Malloy kill a man while searching for his vanished girlfriend, Velma. Asked to find her, Marlowe is soon pulled into a world of crooked cops, ruthless gangsters, blackmail schemes, and corrupt nightclubs. A second case—tracking a stolen jade necklace—unexpectedly connects to Moose’s desperate quest, revealing a trail of deception stretching across Los Angeles’s glittering and grimy edges. As Marlowe digs deeper, he confronts femme fatales, hired killers, and the city’s pervasive moral decay. His dry humor and unwavering personal ethics guide him through danger, even as he grows more disillusioned. Chandler combines poetic noir style with a hard-hitting examination of greed and identity, creating a haunting story of loss, betrayal, and the impossibility of happy endings.