The Little Sister

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Her name is Orfamay Quest and she�s come all the way from Manhattan, Kansas, to find her missing brother Orrin. Or least ways that�s what she tells PI Philip Marlowe, offering him a measly twenty bucks for the privilege. But Marlowe�s feeling charitable � though it�s not long before he wishes he wasn�t so sweet. You see, Orrin�s trail leads Marlowe to luscious movie starlets, uppity gangsters, suspicious cops and corpses with ice picks jammed in their necks. When trouble comes calling, sometimes it�s best to pretend to be out�