Private detective Philip Marlowe is looking for the wife of Derace Kinglsey. Is she dead or not? Is she the lady in the lake? A tale of murder and betrayal from the American master of crime fiction. A classic thriller.Private detective Philip Marlowe is looking for the wife of Derace Kinglsey. Is she dead or not? Is she the lady in the lake? A tale of murder and betrayal from the American master of crime fiction. A classic thriller.