He created such memorable female characters as Crystal Kingsley, who was last seen at Little Fawn Lake, and Velma Valento, who was once the enormous Moose Malloy's girlfriend.
His essay "My Friend Luco," which was the result of a trip to Naples, was never published. His work on screen plays included such adaptations as Strangers on a Train, though he had trouble translating his own works to film. He created such memorable female characters as Crystal Kingsley, who was last seen at Little Fawn Lake, and Velma Valento, who was once the enormous Moose Malloy's girlfriend. These women appear in The Lady in the Lake and Farewell My Lovely, both of which feature the same protagonist. FTP, name this author whose novels The Little Sister and The Big Sleep feature a detective named Philip Marlowe.
His essay "My Friend Luco," which was the result of a trip to Naples, was never published.
Raymond Chandler