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Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if The Lady in the Lake :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. A couple of missing wives—one a rich man's and one a poor man's—become the objects of Marlowe's investigation. One of them may have gotten a Mexican divorce and married a gigolo and the other may be dead. Marlowe's not sure he cares about either one, but he's not paid to care. Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. More Details Original Title. Philip Marlowe 4. Other Editions Friend The Lady in the Lake. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Lady in the Lakeplease sign up. Which character has red hair? Crystal Kingsley b. Adrienne Fromsett c. Muriel Chess d. Alison b. Adrienne Fromsett. Any order is good. Just make sure you get "The Long Goodbye" in The Lady in the Lake. It is a masterpiece! See all 5 questions about The Lady in the Lake…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. The Lady in the Lake your review of The Lady in the Lake. Looking down into the deep waters of the small lake there is movement a hand The brutish husband Bill Chess, the village drunk is arrested for the crime, the victim his mysterious mate an outsider, Muriel has been wet for a month, so well Little Fawn Lake eighty miles from the bustling metropolis of L. His client has a vacation cabin here and Marlowe needs to search it. The fat constable Mr. Jim Patton in the mountains of San Bernardino there, is surprisingly competent. Philip Marlowe a private eye has been hired to find the wife of businessman Derace Kingsley, Crystal, a woman whose proclivity for extracurricular activity begins the plot. The Lady in the Lake results murders, Mr. Marlowe is The Lady in the Lake magnet in this aspect of discovering dead bodies, where ever he roams the unliving are there and stillness prevails. But not for long, others will fall as the detective travels from the mountain lakes outside Los Angeles, that city itself, to a corrupt little town Bay City Santa Monica. Al Degarmo the tough cop from Bay City, they do not think kindness a virtue, is snooping around, no gentleman, a crack in the head with a blackjack, a punch in the face, a kick to the shin anything The Lady in the Lake make you talk, few keep quiet. Marlowe will experience his unhappiness he is no superman, when hit it hurts, blood flows from him very easily like anyone else. Chris Lavery a playboy the kind that never saw a attractive woman he didn't covet, is the key to the story and revealing the villain or villains from the not so bad. Still lies and liars are easily found here, people who can be believed raretrust becomes an anomaly. Raymond Chandler the in my opinion the best mystery writer who ever put ink on paper and that includes computers, shows again his mastery of atmosphere and characteryou feel the unhealthy air closing in, the breathing becomes hard the thickness all consuming, death is near. For this is much more than another who done it, art if I may be presumptuous in writing this, is great literature View all 3 comments. Jul 21, David Gustafson rated it it was amazing. I have decided to take a break from my usual obsession with history to take a deep plunge into several of the classic noir detective novels by Raymond Chandler, James M. Cain and The Lady in the Lake Hammett. A few of these will be re-reads. Why noir? America is evenly divided between two fanatical ideologies so I guess the noir genre suits my cynical nature as an outcast, literary hermit who despises the hypocritical dishonesty and corruption of both political franchises as well as the obedient myrmidons I have decided to take a break from my usual obsession with history to take a deep plunge into several of the classic noir detective novels by Raymond Chandler, James M. America is evenly divided between two fanatical ideologies so I guess the noir genre suits my cynical nature as an outcast, literary hermit who despises the hypocritical dishonesty and corruption of both political franchises as well as the obedient myrmidons in the media who defend them against the other side without seeing that they are both evil and despicable in and by themselves. Another key ingredient to the noir formula is the hard bitten, cynical private eye working against both the criminal element as well as the corrupt cops. I don't know many criminals besides a few upper-level, corporate fruit flies who will never be brought to justice, but I live in Las Vegas where the police force has worked overtime to tarnish its The Lady in the Lake image to the best of its ability. In coffee shops around town, I have been completely unsuccessful in trying to engage any one of these morons in an intelligent conversation. It is beyond their meager abilities. It creeps me out that these antisocial goons carry both a badge and a gun. That is another reason I am going noir! No one suits this noir streak better than Raymond Chandler's sarcastic, hard drinking, private dick Philip Marlowe. In "The Lady in the Lake," Marlowe is hired by a perfume company exec to find his estranged wife who had disappeared from their summer home, sending him a very nice dear John letter saying that she was running off to Mexico with another man. That came as no big surprise, but later he runs into his wife'e lover who claims they never ran off together so where did she go? The wife had some bad habits and the husband is more concerned about some embarrassing publicity that might cost The Lady in the Lake his cushy job rather than about the missing lady's well-being. No hard feelings, Dear. With Marlowe as our wise-cracking guide, interpreter and body The Lady in the Lake, Chandler leads us on a twisting, turning roller coaster ride through a 's lookingglass from Hollywood to the lake in the mountains where we stumble upon a lady's body, back down again and then back up to the lake again where, much to our chagrin, we meet both The Lady in the Lake missing lady and her killer. This is the first time I have read "The Lady in the The Lady in the Lake. Whether you are flying transatlantic, across America or taking a meandering, overnight train The Lady in the Lake through Europe, may I recommend this novel as an antidote to your temporary captivity. As a warm-up to get you into the proper 's mood for this novel, may I also suggest that you go to YouTube and pull up the 3 minute, trailer to the movie. View all 21 comments. As research for a novel I'm writing, I'm reading detective fiction and ripping off everything of value. My story takes place in L. Published inI found myself less interested in who shot whom from where and why this time and allowed Chandler's slowly aged and As research for a novel I'm writing, I'm reading detective fiction and ripping off everything of value. Published inI found myself less interested in who shot whom from where and why this time and allowed Chandler's slowly aged and robust prose to intoxicate me. If The Lady in the Lake best style is that which is invisible, that's Chandleresque. Philip Marlowe goes to see about a new client, Mr. Derace Kingsley, a big shot businessman who takes to Marlowe's nonchalant backtalk. Kingsley is also desperate to locate his wife Crystal, missing for a month. Last seen at their in the mountain town of "Puma Point," Crystal's disappearance hadn't raised much concern from her husband due to a telegram she sent announcing her intention to obtain a divorce in Mexico and to marry a fop named Chris Lavery. The playboy has assured Kingsley that this is untrue, which Kingsley believes. Asking Kingsley's bewitching secretary Miss Adrienne Fromsett for Lavery's address, Marlowe detects poison in her attitude. Knocking on the fop's door at his home in "Bay City," Marlowe is assured, for the time being, that Lavery did not run off with, marry or has any notion of Crystal Kingsley's whereabouts. Watching the house, Marlowe attracts the attention of a neighbor, Dr. Albert Almore, who becomes so agitated by the presence of the private dick that he calls a cop, Det. Degarmo, who assumes Marlowe has been hired by the family of Almore's deceased wife to watch the doc. He gets told to beat it. Next stop: Puma Lake. San Bernardino baked and shimmered in the afternoon heat. The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler

Goodreads helps you keep The Lady in the Lake of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating The Lady in the Lake. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Lady in the Lake by Laura Lippman. Cleo Sherwood nestala je prije osam mjeseci. Get A Copy. Kindle Editionpages. More Details Original Title. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Lady in the Lakeplease sign up. Does anyone know why the dinner with Wally inspired her to leave her marriage almost immediately? I kept waiting for the connection to become apparent but it never did, as far as I could tell. Rachel This answer contains spoilers… view spoiler [ I think Madeline was already feeling dissatisfied in her marriage. On the night of the party she thinks about how their son will be going away to coll …more I think Madeline was already feeling dissatisfied in her marriage. On the night of The Lady in the Lake party she thinks about how their son will be going away to college in a couple of years, she is wondering what the rest of her life will be like when it's just her The Lady in the Lake Milton, etc. So my feeling is Wally's arrival sped up a process that would have happened anyway. As to why Wally specifically, I think Lynn is right that he made Madeline think about her high school self and what happened to her dreams. I would add that Wally's presence reminded her of the guy she had the affair with eventually revealed to be Allan Durst Senior and how he promised her a life of adventure. When that relationship ended, Madeline got married and looked for stability instead. I think Madeline realised her idea of what her life should be like was always dependent on a man somehow, and she wanted to strike out on her own. That also explains why she never married again, The Lady in the Lake it fits with the s setting second wave feminism etc. I also got the The Lady in the Lake she felt a little competitive with Wally. He was just some ordinary guy who became a successful TV presenter, and Madeline didn't see why she couldn't have that kind of success for herself. Regarding the face on the hardcover edition: is it supposed to be Madeleine or the lady in the lake? Since the woman appears to be white, I'm thinking Madeleine but that seems an odd choice when the title suggests differently. The cover may be implying that Cleo is a reflection of Madeline and vice versa. Both are willing to take chances to get what they think that they want, albeit with different outcomes. NB: understood that the story has a fully different outcome, but didn't want to include spoilers here :- less. See all 11 questions about Lady in the Lake…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of Lady in the Lake. Cold, Dark, and Distant Lady in the Lake is a mystery about a want-to-be journalist who inserts herself into murder investigations in 's Baltimore. Maddie Schwartz, married to Milton for 18 years and mother to year-old Seth, decides she needs to do more. She makes a drastic change and leaves Milton and Seth to start over. She lucks her way into a job at a newspaper and goes to extremes to move up on the ladder. In order to succeed, she will cross boundaries and put herself into dangero Cold, Dark, and Distant Lady in the Lake is a mystery about a want-to-be journalist who inserts herself into murder investigations in 's Baltimore. In order to succeed, she will cross boundaries and put herself into dangerous situations all to get the story--even if it means hurting those she is closest to. This is one of those books that I had to constantly coax myself into reading. Once I had it in my hands, I was fine but when I put it down I was reluctant to go back to it. I appreciated her drive, but her character lacked emotion and seemed almost robotic. She left me feeling cold. I also struggled with the narrative structure, The Lady in the Lake there were multiple chapters told from the POV of side characters, including a dead girl, a waitress, a psychic, a cop, etc. In order to better understand Maddie, I was more interested in hearing the thoughts of her lover, her son, ex-husband, mother, etc. Instead, we get narratives about The Lady in the Lake people who make up Baltimore. I wanted to hear more about them and less about Maddie. This wasn't a complete fail, as I enjoyed reading about the racial tensions, religious divides, gender dynamics, and class differences in 's Baltimore. The plot is compelling, but the MC is lacking. Perhaps, I would have enjoyed it more had the story been told from a different voice. View all comments. Christi Meredith, great review. I The Lady in the Lake finished the book, and I had the exact thoughts you did about it. Oct 14, AM. Meredith Christi wrote: "Meredith, great review. Glad I am not alo Christi wrote: "Meredith, great review. Glad I am not alone in feeling this way. Aug 06, Nilufer Ozmekik rated it liked it. By the way did I have to trouble to connect with characters or are they really so distant, awkward, unlikable to empathize, and where are those mind bending, nerve bending thriller element, did writer save them for another book and used the leftovers for that one stars! If this book is published as a fiction rather than a thriller I could understand the way of telling story from too many perspectives. I hate the guts of the heroine. Did I mention? Of course, at least 10 times, right? So how can you accept me to love her story? First Lisa Jewell and now Laura Lipmann disappointed. What happened to my favorite writers? I think I have to meet new talented ones. View all 23 comments. This one is a departure from her typical style. For starters, it takes place in the past, the sixties to be precise. It also involves a ghost. Maddie Schwatz The Lady in the Lake recently separated and looking finally to become something other than a wife and mother. Through a fluke, she finds the body of a missing 11 year old girl. Playing off that and what follows, she manages to get a job at a newspaper. As the story goes on, she becomes interested in the murder of a young black woman whose body was found in the Druid Hill Park fountain. And I mean, a lot of different POVs. It reminded me a little of Olive Kitteridge, the way each character moves the story forward. As always, Baltimore is as much a character in the book as any of the people. And the language. Lippman also totally nails the times. Lippman does a great job of nailing all three. In a weird stroke of luck, I had searched google looking for a picture of the fountain, only to discover the story is based The Lady in the Lake a true event, right down to the nickname given the deceased. View all 44 comments. Sep 03, j e w e l s rated it it was amazing Shelves: recent-favesaudio. NPR Choice page

They play pivotal roles in many stories, including providing Arthur with the sword Excalibureliminating Merlinraising Lancelot after the death of his fatherand helping to take the dying Arthur to Avalon. Different sorceresses known as The Lady in the Lake Lady of the Lake appear concurrently as separate characters in some versions of the legend since at least the Post-Vulgate The Lady in the Lake and consequently the seminal Le Morte d'Arthurwith the latter describing them as a hierarchical group, while some texts also give this title to either Morgan or her sister. Even though "Nymue", with the mappears only in the Caxton text, Nimue is perhaps the most common form of the name of the character as this was the only version of Le Morte d'Arthur published until Arthurian scholar A. Jarman, following suggestions first made by scholars of the 19th century, proposed that the name "Viviane" used in French Arthurian romances were ultimately derived from and a corruption of the Welsh word chwyfleian also spelled hwimleianchwibleianet al. Due to the relative obscurity of the word, it was misunderstood as "fair wanton maiden" and taken to be the name of Myrddin's female captor. Further theories connect her to the Welsh lake fairies known as the Gwragedd Annwn including a Lady of the Lake unrelated to the legend of Arthur [11]the Romano-British water goddess Coventina Covienna[12] and the North Caucasian Satanaya Satana from the Nart The Lady in the Lake. The Lady of the The Lady in the Lake began appearing by this title in the French chivalric romances by the early 13th century as the fairy godmother -type foster mother of the hero Lancelot. In the Lancelot-Grail Vulgate prose cycle, the Lady resides in an enchanted realm, an otherworld the entry to which is disguised as an illusion of a lake the Post-Vulgate notes it as Merlin 's work [19]. There, she raises Lancelot from his infancy following the death of his father King Banteaching Lancelot arts and writing, infusing him with wisdom and courage, and overseeing his training to become an unsurprassed warrior. All this takes her only a few years in the human world. She The Lady in the Lake personally arrives to restore Lancelot to sanity during some of his recurring fits of madness. The Vulgate Cycle The Lady in the Lake of either a different or the same that was made explicitly clear only in the later revisions Lady of the Lake in the Prose Merlin -derived section, which takes place before its main Vulgate Lancelot section but was written later, and links her with the disappearance of Merlin. Here, she is given the name Viviane or similar and a human origin. In the Vulgate Merlinshe refuses to give Merlin who at this time is already old but appears to her in the guise of a handsome young man her love until he has taught her all his secrets, after which she uses her power to seal him forever, originally either in the trunk of a hawthorn tree or beneath a stone. Though Merlin knows beforehand that this will happen due to his power of foresight, he is unable to counteract her because of the 'truth' this ability The Lady in the Lake foresight holds. He decides to do nothing for his situation other than to continue to teach her his secrets until she takes the opportunity to entrap and entomb him within The Lady in the Lake tree, underneath a large stone, or inside a cave or a tomb, depending on the version of this story. The Vulgate Lancelot explains this by a spell she put "on her groin which, as long as it lasted, prevented anyone from deflowering her and having The Lady in the Lake with her. According to her backstory in the Vulgate MerlinViviane was a daughter of the knight Dionas Dyonas and a niece of the Duke of Burgundy. In the Post-Vulgate Suite de Merlinthe future Lady of the Lake was born and lived in a magnificent castle at the foot of a mountain in Brittany as a daughter of the King of Northumbria. She is initially known as the beautiful years-old Damsel Huntress in her introductory episode, in which she serves the role of a damsel in distress in the quest of three knights sent by Merlin to rescue her from kidnapping. The Post-Vulgate rewrite also describes The Lady in the Lake Diana had killed her partner Faunus to be with a man named Felix, but then she was herself killed by her lover at that lake, which The Lady in the Lake to be called the Lake of Diana Lac Diane. This is also the place at where Lancelot du Lac "of the Lake" is later raised, at first not knowing his real parentage, by Viviane after she is 18 years old. In the Post-Vulgate tradition, she is presented as an early benefactor of King Arthur who grants him Excalibur when his original sword is damaged in the fight against King Pellinore. She is later suddenly The Lady in the Lake by Sir Balin as a result of a kin feud between them she blames him for the death of her brother, while he blames her for the death of his mother, who had been burned at the stake, as well as for how, he says, "by enchantment and sorcery she has been the destroyer of many good knights" and a dispute over an enchanted sword. This takes place during the time when Merlin is still at Arthur's side and before the introduction of Viviane in the story. Modern retellings often omit that episode. In some cases, it is also uncertain whether Morgan le Fay and the Lady of the Lake are identical or separate characters. The 15th- century Italian manuscript La Tavola Ritonda The Round Table makes the Lady a daughter of Uther Pendragon and a sister to both Morgan and Arthur; here she is a character villainous to the extent that her own brother Arthur swears to burn her. The Lady of the Lake who raised Lancelot also appears in Perceforestwhich derives her ancestry line from the descendants of ancient fairy named Morgane, whose own source of power was the deity Zephir. In Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation, the first Lady of the Lake remains unnamed besides this epithet. When Arthur and Merlin first go to meet her, she holds Excalibur out of the water and offers it to Arthur if The Lady in the Lake promises to fulfill any request from her later, to which he agrees. Later, the Lady comes to Arthur's court to receive her end of the bargain; she asks for the head of Sir Balin, whom she blames for her brother's death. Arthur refuses this request, and Balin swiftly decapitates her instead with his own magic sword a cursed blade given to him by a mysterious lady from Avalon just a moment earlier in front of Arthur and then sends off his squire with her severed head, much to the distress and shame of the king. Arthur gives the Lady a rich burial, has her slayer banished, and allows Sir Launcenor of Ireland to go after him to avenge this disgrace. The second Lady of the Lake is sometimes referred to by her title and sometimes referred to by name. Nimue named Nyneve in the original Winchester Manuscriptwhom Malory describes as the "chief Lady of the Lake", plays a pivotal role in the Arthurian court throughout his story. She then proceeds to perform some of the same actions as the Lady of the Lake of his sources but is different in some ways. She does this out of cruelty and a hatred of Merlin. Eventually, since she cannot get rid of him otherwise, she decides to trap him under rock and makes sure he cannot escape. She is tired of his sexual advances, and afraid of his power as "a devil's son", so she does not have much of a choice but to ultimately get rid of him. After enchanting Merlin, Malory's Nimue replaces him as Arthur's magician aide and trusted adviser. When Arthur himself is in need in Malory's text, some incarnation of the Lady of the Lake, or her magic, or her agent, reaches out to help him. For instance, she saves Arthur from a magical attempt on his The Lady in the Lake made by his sister Morgan le Fay and from the death at the hands of Morgan's lover Accolon as in the Post- Vulgate, and together with Tristan frees Arthur from the lustful sorceress Annowre in a motif taken from the Prose Tristan. Nimue instead becomes the lover and eventually wife The Lady in the Lake Pelleasa gentle young knight whom she then also puts under her protection so "that he was never slain by her days. In an analysis by Kenneth Hodges, Nimue appears through the story as the chivalric code changes, hinting to the reader that something new will happen in order to help the author achieve the wanted interpretation of the Arthurian legend: each time The Lady in the Lake Lady reappears in Le Morte d'Arthurit is at a pivotal moment of the episode, establishing the importance of her character within Arthurian literature, as she transcends any notoriety attached to her character by aiding Arthur and other knights to succeed in their endeavours, subtly helping sway the court in the right direction. According to Hodges, when Malory was looking at other texts to find inspiration, he chose the best aspects of all the other Lady of the Lake characters, making her pragmatic, compassionate, clever, and strong-willed. As summarized by Amy S. Kaufman, "Thought Nynyve is sometimes friendly to Arthur and his knights, she is equally liable to act in her own interest. She can be also selfish, ruthless, desiring, and capricious. She has been identified as a deceptive and anti-patriarchal equally as often as she has been cast as a benevolent aid to Arthur's court, or even the literary The Lady in the Lake of protective goddesses. Malory does not use Nimue's name for the Lady of the Lake associated with Lancelot, who too goes unnamed and may be considered the third one it is highly possible that he had only access to the Suite du Merlin part of the Post-Vulgate Cycle as a source [32]. Malory then counts Nimue among the magical queens who arrive in a black boat with Morgan. Together, they bear the mortally wounded Arthur away to Avalon. Walter Scott wrote an influential poem, The Lady of the Lakeindrawing on the romance of the legend, but with an entirely different story set around Loch Katrine in the Trossachs of Scotland. Scott's material furnished subject matter for La donna del lagoan opera by Gioachino Rossini. This is translated as "Our Lady of the Lake", making reference to Mary, mother of Jesus as the Lady of the Lake, evidencing fusion between Arthurian legend and middle-Christian history. Alfred, Lord Tennyson adapted several stories of the Lady of the Lake for his — poetic cycle Idylls of the King. He too splits her into two characters; Viviane is a deceitful villain who ensnares Merlin, while the Lady of the Lake is a benevolent figure who raises Lancelot and gives Arthur his sword. Some other authors choose to emphasize a single character. Modern authors of Arthurian fiction adapt the Lady of the Lake legend in various ways, often using two or more bearers of the title. Versions of the Lady or Ladies of the Lake appear in many other works of Arthurian fiction, including novels, films, television series, stage musicals, comics, and games. Though her identity may change, her role as a significant figure in the lives of both Arthur and Merlin remains consistent. Some examples of such 20th and 21st century works are listed below. A number of locations are traditionally associated with the Lady of the Lake's abode. The oldest localization of the Lake The Lady in the Lake in the Lancelot en prosewritten around From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For other uses, see Lady of the Lake disambiguation. Merlin: Priest of Nature. Simon and Schuster. Studies in the Fairy The Lady in the Lake of Arthurian Romance. Romance Philology. Graduate The Lady in the Lake. Heywood Thomas Cardiff 1— August 17, Scott; Malcor, Linda A. August 18, Merlin: A Casebook. Arthurian Literature XXV. Oxford University Press. Lancelot-Grail: Lancelot, pt. August 15, The Arthurian Name Dictionary. King Arthur in Antiquity. Tauris, The Knights of the Round Table. Bloomsbury Publishing. Knighthood in the Morte Darthur. The The Lady in the Lake of Middle English Romance. The Journal of English and Germanic Philology. Archived from the original on The Lady in the Lake Retrieved Retrieved 27 Nov The Story of the Champions of the Round Table. New York Public Library. King Arthur in America. August 30, Retrieved August 30, Archived from the original on September 25,