| Author | Raymond Chandler |
| Publisher | Penguin Group |
| Publisher Series | A Philip Marlowe Mystery |
| Series | Philip Marlowe |
| Introduction by | Ian Rankin |
| Cover Art by | Steven Marking |
| First Published by | Hamish Hamilton |
| Copyright Holder | Raymond Chandler |
| Copyright Holder (Introduction/Prologue) | Ian Rankin |
| Typeset by | Rowland Phototypesetting Ltd |
| Printed by | Clays Ltd |
| Format | Mass-Market Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | London; New York; Toronto; Dublin; New Delhi; Camberwell; New Delhi; Auckland; Rosebank |
| Republished | 1970 |
| Reissued | 2005 |
| Copyright | 1939 |
| Copyright | 2005 |
| Pages / Font | 250 pages / 11/13pt Monotype Dante |
| Series Number | 1 |
| Price | U.K. £8.99 |
| ISBN | 978-0-14-010892-7 |
| Barcode | 9 780140 108927 |
| Printer's Key | 46 |
