Jesse Breeze adult male, middle-aged, police detective-lieutenant, big, paunchy, prominent pale blue eyes, freckles, nearly bald distrusts Marlowe at first, but is friendly at the end fair-minded, honest Murdock's secretary, wrongly believes she killed Mr. Merle Davis adult female, in her 20s, easily influenced, plain-looking, Mrs. George Anson Phillips adult male in his 20s, would-be detective, plump, nervous gets involved with the counterfeiters murdered by Vannier
Hench adult male, small-time, stereotypical tough guy A blackmailer, attempts fraud, murders one man and is later murdered himselfĪlex Morny adult male, small-time, stereotypical tough guyĮddie Prue adult male, small-time, stereotypical tough guy Louis Vannier adult male, tall, dark, olive-skinned male, dresses like a dandy, acts tougher than he is. Leslie Murdock adult male, son of Elizabeth, "with the smile of a bored aristocrat", affects a cigarette holder, a weak man under his mother's thumb, adored by his mother's young secretary responsible for one of the murders, but claims it was not intentional She killed her first husband, claimed it was suicide, but let her secretary carry the blame. Elizabeth Bright Murdock adult female, probably in her 60s, twice widowed, upper class, heavy set, used to getting her own way, not attractive in any sense drinks port for her asthma. Major Characters Philip Marlowe adult male, narrator of the novel, little physical description, probably middle-aged a man of some intelligence, familiar with chess, Casablanca and Pepys Diary master of metaphor and simile seems almost asexual, referred to as "the shop-soiled Galahad", earns $25 a day plus expenses as a private detective When all the loose ends have been tied up, Marlowe remains the solitary man, alone with a drink, a chessboard, and his thoughts. In his quest for the doubloon, Marlowe becomes involved in three murders, a counterfeiting scheme, meets a variety of shady characters, uncovers a long-hidden secret which has been the basis for blackmail, and rescues an innocent damsel. Elizabeth Bright Murdock to recover the Brasher Doubloon which she believes has been stolen by her runaway daughter-in-law. Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by Mrs. Setting: urban large cities with a mixture of plush neighborhoods and sleazy areas
McKnight KaufferĬatalog #: Kelley Box 216: PS3505.
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