Raymond Chandler: Farewell My Lovely (Dramatised) characters

Appears from the start

A Los Angeles private detective who becomes involved when a recently released convict begins searching for a vanished woman. Marlowe is observant, stubborn, and unwilling to abandon a question merely because the police or powerful clients would prefer him to do so.

Also known as Moose

Appears from the start

An immense former bank robber newly out of prison after eight years. He is devoted to the memory of Velma, a singer who worked at Florian's nightclub, and uses frightening strength with little restraint while trying to learn where she went.

First appears in chapter 3

A Los Angeles detective assigned to the killing at the former Florian's. Tired and dismissive, he shows little interest in a case whose victim and witnesses come from a Black neighborhood, leaving Marlowe to pursue Malloy's trail independently.

First appears in chapter 5

The widow of the man who once owned Florian's. She lives alone, drinks heavily, and reacts evasively when Marlowe asks about the nightclub's records and its former singer Velma.

First appears in chapter 7

A polished, nervous man who hires Marlowe to accompany him to a nighttime exchange in an isolated canyon. He says a valuable jade necklace taken from a woman friend can be recovered by paying the thieves without involving the police.

First appears in chapter 11

A quick-minded young woman who finds Marlowe after the failed canyon meeting. The daughter of a Bay City police officer, she is interested in detection and willingly helps Marlowe connect Marriott's death with the stolen necklace.

First appears in chapter 12

The Los Angeles police lieutenant investigating Lindsay Marriott's murder. Controlled and methodical, he distrusts Marlowe's habit of keeping information to himself but takes the case more seriously than Nulty takes the search for Malloy.

First appears in chapter 14

The much younger wife of wealthy Lewin Lockridge Grayle and the owner of the stolen jade necklace. Glamorous, direct, and accustomed to attention, she engages Marlowe to recover the jewelry and quickly develops a personal interest in him.

First appears in chapter 14

An elderly and extremely wealthy businessman married to the owner of the missing jade. He is courteous to Marlowe and indulges his wife's wish to employ the detective, though the household's money and influence make its relationships difficult to read.

First appears in chapter 18

A fashionable psychic adviser with wealthy clients and a threatening circle of associates. When Marlowe questions him about Marriott and the stolen jade, Amthor responds with intimidation rather than a straightforward answer.

First appears in chapter 21

A doctor operating a secluded private institution where Marlowe is held under drugs after his encounter with Amthor. Sonderborg presents the place as medical care, but its locked rooms and armed attendants suggest another purpose.

First appears in chapter 32

A former Bay City police officer whom Marlowe recruits for a covert trip to a gambling ship offshore. Red knows the local waterfront, owns a small boat, and provides dependable help despite the risk of angering the city's corrupt authorities.

First appears in chapter 37

The composed operator of an offshore gambling ship. Protected by political connections and careful layers of security, Brunette becomes important to Marlowe because he may know where Moose Malloy is hiding.