Time to Kill. Poster of the 1942 movie and cover of the 1942 book, The High Window
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The High Window
Raymond Chandler, 1942
movie vs book
Herbert I. Leeds, 1942

A priceless antique coin was taken from its owner by her son, who then used it to settle a blackmailer, thus the owner hires a private investigator to find it. In no time at all, the private eye is enmeshed in fights, additional blackmail, hysterical ladies, and murder.