Contents // The Lady in the Lake... i // The Little Sister... 201 // The Long Goodbye... 417 // Playback... 735 // Double Indemnity... 873 // Selected Essays // The Simple Art of Murder... 977 // Writers in Hollywood... 993 // Twelve Notes on the Mystery Story...1004 // Notes on English and American Style...1012 // Introduction to The Simple Art of Murder...1016 // Selected Letters...1021 // Chronology... 1055 // Note on the Texts...1065 // Notes. // T068