Farewell, My LovelyBy: Raymond Chandler Series: Phillip Marlowe 'I needed a drink, I needed a lot of life insurance, I needed a vacation, I needed a home in the country. What I had was a coat, a hat and a gun. I put them on and went out of the room' Cynical Los Angeles Private Investigator Philip Marlowe always falls for a sob story. Eight years ago Moose Malloy and cute little redhead Velma were getting married until Malloy was framed for armed robbery. Now he's out