text: The protagonist of a novel by this author receives a letter containing a $5000 bill, which he refers to as a"portrait of Madison".
full_question: The protagonist of a novel by this author receives a letter containing a $5000 bill, which he refers to as a"portrait of Madison". An affair with Linda Loring and threats from Mendy Menendez complicate the plotof a novel by this author in which the protagonist attempts to keep Roger Wade sober and eventuallylearns that Paul Marston and Terry Lennox are the same person. The blackmail efforts of Arthur Geigerprompt General Sternwood to hire the protagonist, who learns that Eddie (*) Mars helped Vivian Sternwoodconceal her sister Carmen's murder of Rusty Regan, in a novel by this author titled for a euphemism for death. For10 points, name this author of hardboiled novels like The Long Goodbye and The Big Sleep, which both star hisdetective Philip Marlowe.
first_sentence: The protagonist of a novel by this author receives a letter containing a $5000 bill, which he refers to as a"portrait of Madison".
raw_answer: Raymond Chandler [or Raymond Thornton Chandler]