The Little Sister
by Raymond Chandler
Philip Marlowe travels to Hollywood, explores the underworld of the glittering capital, trying to find the lost brother of a cute young thing; a gangster man is a movie star and several brothers who have a secret in common. His name is Orfamay Quest and he came from Manhattan, Kansas, to find his missing brother Orrin. Or at least that's what PI Philip Marlowe is saying, offering him an insufficient $20 for a privilege. But Marlowe feels charitable – even though she wishes she wouldn't be so cute anytime soon. As you can see, Orrin's trail leads Marlowe to juicy movie stars, gangsters, suspicious cops, and icebreakers and corpses tucked around their necks. When the problem arises, sometimes it is better to pretend that it has arisen ...
