Meet the Cast
Philip Marlowe
The Tough GuyOn the surface, Philip Marlowe appears to be your quintessential tough-guy private eye. He's tall, dark, and ruggedly handsome, Rick Castle-style. He's got a dry sense of humor and a q...
Eddie Mars
The Man in Gray No detective story would be complete without the bad guy, and Eddie Mars comes ready dressed for the part. Our first look at Mars reads like we're watching a movie in black and...
Carmen Sternwood
The Spoiled SocialiteThe modern-day equivalent of Carmen Sternwood would probably be someone like Paris Hilton. A beautiful, rich, spoiled socialite who's flirtatious, self-absorbed, and probably a...
Vivian Sternwood
The Femme FataleNo American detective novel written in the thirties would be complete without the figure of the "femme fatale," a French term meaning deadly woman. A femme fatale is an irresistibly...
General Sternwood
General Sternwood, the elderly millionaire father of Carmen and Vivian, initially hires Marlowe to "take care" of someone who is attempting to blackmail him. But the General's favorite hobby is tak...
Mona Grant
Mona Grant is a former singer and the wife of Eddie Mars. There are rumors that she ran away with Rusty Regan, but you know what they say—never trust a rumor. When Marlowe is finally able to trac...
Arthur Gwynn Geiger
Arthur Geiger is the man involved in the blackmail scheme to obtain a grand from General Sternwood for supposed gambling debts accrued by Carmen. He's middle-aged, overweight, and runs a rare books...
Minor Characters
Carol LundgrenLundgren is Geiger's handsome lover. His favorite three words are, "Go — yourself," which he repeats incessantly, much to Marlowe's annoyance. Lundgren shoots and kills Br...