In Raymond Chandler's classic noir novel, world-weary private detective Philip Marlowe befriends Terry Lennox, a charming drunk with a mysterious past. When Lennox's wife is found brutally murdered and Lennox flees to Mexico, Marlowe is jailed for refusing to betray his friend. After news of Lennox's apparent suicide, Marlowe takes a job helping Roger Wade, an alcoholic novelist, and becomes entangled with Wade's seductive wife, Eileen. As bodies pile up and lies unravel, Marlowe pursues the truth through a maze of wealth, corruption, and betrayal—culminating in the bitter realization that friendship, like loyalty, can be the longest goodbye of all.
