Jim,
You beat me to the punch with your observation about the
daughter of the ex-Bay City police chief:
> What about tough but virtuous Anne Riordan
in
> *Farewell, My Lovely* and "The Pencil?" A cop's
kid
> who knows the score and is respected (and
probably
> loved) by Marlowe as much for her tough demeanor
as
> her goodness.
And extra points for remembering "The Pencil"!
Some other strong female characters in Chandler's work that
weren't femme fatales:
* Silver-Wig in "The Big Sleep"
* Adrienne Fromsett in "The Lady in the Lake"
--Mark
--- Mark Coggins coggins@immortalgame.com http://www.immortalgame.com
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