Raymond Chandler (1) (1888–1959)

Author of The Big Sleep

For other authors named Raymond Chandler, see the disambiguation page.

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About the Author

Raymond Chandler was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 23, 1888. Before becoming a professional writer in 1933, he worked as a reporter, an accountant, bookkeeper, and auditor. He wrote several novels featuring private detective Philip Marlowe including The Big Sleep, The High Window, The Lady in show more the Lake, The Little Sister, and The Long Goodbye. In addition to novels and short stories, he wrote screenplays. He won two academy awards, for Double Indemnity (1944) and The Blue Dahlia (1946). He died on March 26, 1959. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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The Big Sleep (1939) 10,345 copies

The Long Goodbye (1953) 5,246 copies

Farewell, My Lovely (1940) 4,530 copies

The Lady in the Lake (1943) 3,331 copies

The High Window (1942) 2,832 copies

The Little Sister (1949) 2,442 copies

Playback (1958) 1,832 copies

The Simple Art of Murder (1939) 1,390 copies

Trouble Is My Business (1950) 1,241 copies

Poodle Springs (1989) 929 copies

Killer in the Rain and Other Stories (1964) 849 copies

Raymond Chandler: Stories and Early Novels: Pulp Stories / The Big Sleep / Farewell, My Lovely / The High Window… (1995) 763 copies

Later novels and other writings (1995) 731 copies

The Big Sleep / Farewell, My Lovely / The Long Goodbye (1993) 528 copies

The Raymond Chandler Omnibus: The Big Sleep / Farewell, My Lovely / The High Window / The Lady in the Lake (1971) 503 copies

Raymond Chandler: Collected Stories (Everyman's Library) (2002) 403 copies

The Big Sleep/Farewell, My Lovely/The High Window (1939) 308 copies

Pickup on Noon Street (1936) 257 copies

Trouble Is My Business [edition unknown] (1939) 249 copies

The Big Sleep; and Farewell, My Lovely (1995) 246 copies

Double Indemnity [1944 film] (1944) — Screenwriter — 243 copies

Strangers on a Train [1951 film] (1951) — Screenwriter — 234 copies

Pearls are a Nuisance (1958) 224 copies

The Lady in the Lake, The Little Sister, The Long Goodbye, Playback (Everyman's Library) (2002) 200 copies

Trouble Is My Business [Penguin Books ed., 5 stories] (1982) 161 copies

Smart-aleck Kill (1934) 159 copies

Raymond Chandler Speaking (1901) 146 copies

The Raymond Chandler Papers: Selected Letters and Non-fiction, 1909-1959 (2000) 141 copies

Goldfish (1936) 133 copies

The Annotated Big Sleep (2017) 125 copies

The Lady in the Lake and Other Novels (2001) 119 copies

The Notebooks of Raymond Chandler (1976) 115 copies

The Blue Dahlia [screenplay] (1946) 104 copies

Selected Letters of Raymond Chandler (1981) 103 copies

The Chandler Collection: Volume 1 (1983) 80 copies

Trouble is my business, and other stories (1950) 78 copies

Blackmailers Don't Shoot (1933) 76 copies

Red Wind (1938) 74 copies

Spanish Blood and Other Stories (1934) 71 copies

Murder, My Sweet [1944 film] (1944) — Novel — 70 copies

The World of Raymond Chandler: In His Own Words (2014) 64 copies

The midnight Raymond Chandler (1971) 64 copies

The Smell of Fear (1955) 57 copies

The Chandler Collection: Volume 3 (1995) 56 copies

The Chandler Collection: Volume 2 (1980) 54 copies

Blues di Bay City e altri racconti (2000) 53 copies

The Big Sleep / Farewell, My Lovely / The High Window / The Lady in the Lake / The Little Sister / The Long Goodbye /… (1989) 53 copies

Todo Marlowe (1594) 48 copies

Philip Marlowe's Guide to Life (2005) 47 copies

Double Indemnity: The Complete Screenplay (1944) 46 copies

The big sleep/Farewell my lovely/The high window/The lady in the lake/The long goodbye/Playback (1977) 45 copies

Killer in the Rain [novella] (2011) 43 copies

Raymond Chandler's Unknown Thriller: The Screenplay of Playback (1985) 43 copies

Raymond Chandler: The Library of America Edition (1995) 42 copies

The Blue Dahlia [1946 film] (1946) — Screenwriter — 40 copies

The Lady in the Lake (Retold by Jennifer Bassett) (1991) — Original Author — 40 copies

Raymond Chandler's Marlowe: The Authorized Philip Marlowe Graphic Novel (2003) 37 copies

Der König in Gelb. (1959) 30 copies

Bay City Blues [short story] (2001) 30 copies

Gefahr ist mein Geschäft und andere Detektivstories. (2009) 29 copies

Trouble Is My Business [novella] (1957) 29 copies

Englischer Sommer (1980) 26 copies

Trouble Is My Business And Other Stories (Folio Society) 23 copies

Finger Man and other stories (1934) 21 copies

Farewell, my lovely, & The lady in the lake (1967) 20 copies

Great Detective Stories (1978) 19 copies

Mandarin's Jade [novella] (2012) 18 copies

The Second Chandler Omnibus (1962) 17 copies

Mandarin's Jade and Other Stories (1984) 14 copies

Nevada Gas [short story] (1935) 14 copies

Briefe 1937-1959. (1992) 14 copies

Romanzi e racconti (2005) 14 copies

Tutto Marlowe investigatore vol 2° (1988) 13 copies

El Lapiz y Otros Cuentos (1982) 13 copies

Una pareja de escritores (1983) 13 copies

Les ennuis c'est mon problème (1998) 13 copies

Farewell, My Lovely [Retold by Derek Strange] (1995) 13 copies

Le jade du mandarin (1972) 13 copies

Chandler Before Marlowe (1973) 12 copies

I'll Be Waiting (1939) 12 copies

Finger Man (1950) 11 copies

1 (1900) 11 copies

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (Seasons 1-2) (2004) 11 copies

The Man Who Liked Dogs (1996) 11 copies

Bay City Blues [and Other Stories; Spanish edition] (1986) 10 copies

El Simple Arte De Escribir/the Simple Art to Write (Spanish Edition) (2002) 10 copies

Kiristäjät eivät ammu : seitsemän kertomusta (1991) 10 copies

Trouble is My Business and Other Stories 9 copies

Five Sinister Characters (1945) 9 copies

The Collected Raymond Chandler (2015) 9 copies

The Big Sleep [and] The High Window (BBC Radio Collection) (1999) 9 copies

Guns at Cyrano's [short story] (1936) 8 copies

Tres novelas policíacas (2001) 8 copies

The Mask of Dimitrios | Strangers on a Train | The Big Sleep (1986) 8 copies

Adieu, ma jolie / La Dame du Lac / Charades Pour Ecroulés (1988) 8 copies

Obras selectas (1974) 8 copies

The Big Sleep; Farewell, My Lovely; The Little Sister; The Long Goodbye 8 copies

Bay City Blues & No Crime in the Mountains (1997) 7 copies

A mis mejores amigos no los he visto aun (2013) 7 copies

Nouvelles. Volume 1 (1986) 7 copies

La polverina del professor Bingo (1996) 7 copies

Todos los cuentos (2012) 7 copies

Raymond Chandler: The BBC Radio Drama Collection (2016) 7 copies

Parola di Chandler (2011) 6 copies

Nouvelles: Volume Deux (1986) 6 copies

Five Murderers (1944) 6 copies

Spanisches Blut (Diogenes Hörbuch) (2009) 6 copies

Smart-aleck Kill [short story] 6 copies

Gefahr ist mein Geschäft : ausgewählte Kriminalstories 1936 - 1959 (1984) 5 copies

The Bronze Door [short story] (1939) 5 copies

Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 4: The Big Sleep: 1400 Headwords (Oxford Bookworms ELT) 5 copies

Classics of Mystery and Suspense [box set] (1986) 5 copies

Red Wind [short story] (2006) 5 copies

Marlowes tema : femtio brev (1984) 5 copies

Gesammelte Detektivstories (1976) 5 copies

Bay City blues ; El largo adiós ; El lápiz (1900) 4 copies

La semplice arte del delitto. Parte seconda (1973) 4 copies

The King in Yellow (1989) 4 copies

No Crime In The Mountains (1996) 4 copies

Ερασιτέχνης Δολοφόνος (1982) 4 copies

Nunca soñaron con la posteridad: Relatos completos / They Never Dreamed of Posterity: The Short Stories (Spanish… (2018) 4 copies

Raymond Chandler: The High Window: A BBC Full-Cast Radio Drama (BBC Audio) (2011) 4 copies

La Dama del lago ; El simple arte de matar ; Peces de colores (1985) 4 copies

3 Geschichten der glorreichen 3 (1980) 3 copies

Perolas Dao Azar E Outros Contos De Suspense (Em Portuguese do Brasil) (2008) 3 copies

Pickup On Noon Street [short story] 3 copies

The Big Sleep / The Lady in the Lake 3 copies

El hombre que amaba a los perros y otros cuentos (1980) 3 copies

2: 1943-1959 (2006) 3 copies

The Curtain (2006) 3 copies

El rei de groc (El Cangur/Cua de Palla) (1997) 3 copies

The Bronze Door and Other Stories (2009) 3 copies

Novelas escogidas:: El sueño eterno; ¡Adiós para siempre, preciosidad!; La ventana alta; La hermanita; El largo… (1958) 3 copies

i classici del giallo raccolta - vol.5 3 copies

Der tiefe Schlaf. Der lange Abschied. Chandler über Chandler 3 copies

Der tiefe Schlaf, Kriminalroman. Chandler über Chandler, Briefe, Notizen, Essay. (1976) 3 copies

Kovaksi keitetyt. 2 (2001) 3 copies

The Big Sleep: A BBC Full-Cast Radio Drama (2011) 3 copies

Asesino en la lluvia ; Playback ; La ventana siniestra (1985) 3 copies

Raymond Chandler: The Collected Radio Dramas: Starring Toby Stephens as Philip Marlowe (BBC Audio) (2011) 3 copies

The Big Sleep: (Fremdsprachentexte) (1994) 3 copies

Philip Marlowe: Farewell My Lovely (BBC Radio Crimes) (2009) 3 copies

Relatos escogidos (1901) 3 copies

La dame dans le lac: Une enquête du privé Philip Marlowe (2023) 3 copies

Sämtliche Werke In 13 Bänden (1997) 3 copies

Raymond Chandler Omnibus, The� � � � � 2 copies

Try The Girl 2 copies

Raymond Chandler: Erpresser schießen nicht- ausgewählte Kriminalstories 1933-1936 (1984) 2 copies

Ultimate Philip Marlowe Collection (2013) 2 copies

The Raymond Chandler MEGAPACK™: 14 Mystery Classics! 2 copies

Philip Marlowe Complete Collection (2014) 2 copies

Třikrát Phil Marlowe 2 copies

Raymond Chandler: A BBC Radio Collection (2020) 2 copies

Die besten Detektivstories (1991) 2 copies

The Curtain; The Lady in the Lake (1979) 2 copies

Adiós, muñeca ; El sueño eterno ; La hermana pequeña (1985) 2 copies

Todo Marlowe 2: La hermana pequeña - El largo adiós - Playback - El confidente - El lápiz 2 copies

Obras completas de Raymond Chandler: Os chantagistas não matam; Assassino à chuva 2 copies

Frühjahrs- Krimi- Festival. ...bringt den letzten Nerv auf Trab. (1995) 2 copies

Trøbbel er mitt yrke og andre noveller (1983) 2 copies

Backfire: The Story For the Screen (1984) 2 copies

The Pencil [novelette] (1959) 2 copies

The Quotable Philip Marlowe 2 copies

Chandler: les nouvelles (1993) 2 copies

L' uomo a cui piacevano i cani e altri tacconti 2 copies

Red Wind And Other Stories 2 copies

A Janela Alta : O Cheiro Do Medo ( Obras Completas De Raymond Chandler Vol. 6 ) High Window and Red Wind in PORTUGUESE (1987) 2 copies

Dama u jezeru 2 copies

Fais pas ta rosiere! (1995) 2 copies

The Lady In The Lake [short story] (1939) 2 copies

The Lady in the Lake: BBC Radio 4 Full-cast Dramatisation (BBC Radio Collection) (2003) 2 copies

Novelas (1995) 2 copies

Notizbücher (2009) 2 copies

La rousse rafle tout (1978) 2 copies

Mord aus dem Handgelenk. Zwei Kriminalstories. (1973) 2 copies

Delphi Complete Works of Raymond Chandler 1 copy

Ο μεγάλος… (1986) 1 copy

El largo adios, novela 1 copy

Ο μεγάλος υπνος 1 copy

Ingénua perigosa;; Testemunha a eliminar; Vol. 1 1 copy

Raymond Chandler - Adeus Minha Adorada (Portuguese Edition) (2021) 1 copy

Τα χρυσόψαρα 1 copy

Raymond Chandler: [Obras completas, Tomo II, Relatos] (1995) 1 copy

Adi�s, Mu�eca 1 copy

Blackmailers Don't Shoot [novelette] 1 copy

Blondinka v ozere. Sestrichka. Dolgoe proschanie. Obratnyy hod (2019) 1 copy

Ἡ κυρία τῆς λίμνης 1 copy

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, Volume 1 (Hollywood 360 - Classic Radio Collection)(Audio Theater) (2014) 1 copy

Werkausgabe in 13 Bänden Bd. 10 Der König in Gelb 1 copy

Tutto Marlowe investigatore. Volume primo (1934-1943). (1982) 1 copy

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, Volume 4 (2016) 1 copy

The King in Yellow - a Steve Grayce Short Story (Steve Grayce) 1 copy

The Long Goodbye (BBC Audio) by Chandler. Raymond ( 2011 ) Audio CD 1 copy

NOVELAS ESCOGIDAS 1 copy

Ponovna igra 1 copy

Farewell My Lovely: BBC Radio Dramatization (Philip Marlowe #2) (2011) 1 copy

Erpresser schiessen nicht und andere Detektivstories 1 copy

A Irmazinha 1 copy

Great stories of mystery and suspense Vol.4? 1 copy

Raymond Chandler: Farewell My Lovely (Dramatised) (2011) 1 copy

O megalos apochairetismos / Ο μεγάλος… (2021) 1 copy

Relatos escogidos (1996) 1 copy

O bode expiatório: O gás da morte 1 copy

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe (2016) 1 copy

Tiroteio Cerrado - A Montanha da Morte 1 copy

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, Volume 3 (2016) 1 copy

“Raymond Chandler” in The London Magazine 1 copy

La Dama del lago ; El lápiz (1995) 1 copy

Letters: Raymond Chandler and James M. Fox (1978) 1 copy

Little Sister (Cosmopolitan, April 1949) 1 copy

“10 Greatest Crimes of the Century” in Cosmopolitan 1 copy

Raymond Chandler Centennial Dinner Program 1 copy

Chamber's Journal: Sixth Series: Vol. XII (1910) 1 copy

Verdict - Best All-Time Mysteries - June 1953 - Vol. 1, No. 1 (1953) 1 copy

The Lady in the Lake (Mystery) - Intermediate 1 copy

La puerta de bronce y otros relatos (2012) 1 copy

Zwei Stories (1976) 1 copy

I delitti di Hollywood 1 copy

Frühe Stories (Übers. v. H. Wollschläger) 1 copy

Smart Aleck [short story] 1 copy

Oscar Night in Hollywood (The Atlantic, March 1948) 1 copy

Lettere in giallo (in Tutto Marlowe investigatore vol.2) 1 copy

La matita (in Tutto Marlowe investigatore vol.2) 1 copy

Il testimone (in Tutto Marlowe investigatore vol.1) 1 copy

Lo scomparso (in L'uomo a cui piacevano i cani e altri racconti) 1 copy

Raymond Chandler összes Philip Marlowe története (2001) 1 copy

The Chandler Novels - Boxed Set 1 copy

Five Novels: Finger Man; The big sleep; Farewell my loveley; High window; The lady in the lake 1 copy

Zielscheibe u. Heißer Wind (1977) 1 copy

"The Simple Art of Murder" - excerpts (in A Mystery Reader) 1 copy

The Simple Art of Murder [essay] 1 copy

Obras completas de Raymond Chandler: Ingénua perigosa; Testemunha a eliminar 1 copy

Ancora sul giallo (in Tutto Marlowe investigatore vol.2) 1 copy

Argosy 1965 September XXVI 9 (1965) 1 copy

Spanish Blood [short story] 1 copy

El Largo adiós ; Playback (1994) 1 copy

Pearls Are A Nuisance [short story] 1 copy

Os Crimes da Rua Morgue, Poirot,o Golfe e o Crime, O Cachimbo de Maigret, A Porta de Bronze (Coleção Vampiro #600) 1 copy

The Complete Works of Raymond Chandler 1 copy

Fusillade 1 copy

Les pépins c´est mes oignons 1 copy

Poslední případ Phila Marlowa (1995) 1 copy

R. Chandler, Novelas Escogidas (Tomo I) 1 copy

Raymond Chanlder Omnibus, The 1 copy

Mord in der Salbeischlucht : 3 Kriminalstories 1 copy

El largo adiós ; El sueño eterno (1974) 1 copy

Delitti senza tempo: Biblioteca del Giallo Mondadori (nuova serie) n. 2 1 copy

Club del Misterio, volum 2 (1981) 1 copy

The Long Goodbye [and] The Little Sister (BBC Radio Collection) (1999) 1 copy

Raymond Chandler: Poodle Springs (Dramatised) (2011) 1 copy

Red Wind, Gutting of Couffignal (English-Korean: 붉은 바람, 쿠피그널의 약탈): 영한대역: 챈들러,… (2016) 1 copy

VIOLENCIA ES LO MIO, LA (BG) (2016) 1 copy

Fantastic #1 Summer '52 featuring Professor Bingo's Snuff 1 copy

La dernière balade 1 copy

Angielskie lato (polish) (2011) 1 copy

Zierfische (1983) 1 copy

La semplice arte del delitto (in Tutto Marlowe investigatore vol.2) 1 copy

Muž, který měl rád psy ; Výstřely u 'Cyrana' (1993) 1 copy

PHILLIP MARLOWE Premium Collection (2014) 1 copy

Вечный сон. Прощай, красавица. Высокое окно 1 copy

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The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps (2007) — Contributor — 540 copies

The Black-Eyed Blonde (2014) — Creator — 498 copies

The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century (2000) — Contributor — 457 copies

Perchance to Dream (1991) — Based on work by, some editions — 427 copies

Great Detectives: A Century of the Best Mysteries from England and America (1984) — Contributor — 360 copies

The Big Sleep [1946 film] (1946) — Orignial novel — 274 copies

A Treasury of Great Mysteries, Volumes 1-2 (1957) — Contributor — 265 copies

A Treasury of Great Mysteries, Volume 2 (1957) — Contributor — 188 copies

Hard-Boiled: An Anthology of American Crime Stories (1995) — Contributor — 184 copies

The Oxford Book of American Detective Stories (1996) — Contributor — 181 copies

The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories (1988) — Contributor — 164 copies

The Oxford Book of Villains (1992) — Contributor — 136 copies

A New Omnibus of Crime (1771) — Contributor — 97 copies

The Mammoth Book of Great Detective Stories (1985) — Contributor — 81 copies

The Long Goodbye [1973 film] (1973) — Original novel — 73 copies

Pulp Fictions: Hardboiled Stories (1996) — Contributor — 70 copies

The Oxford Book of Detective Stories (2000) — Contributor — 69 copies

Murderous Schemes (1996) — Contributor — 59 copies

Baker's Dozen: 13 Short Mystery Novels (1987) — Contributor — 59 copies

Three Times Three: A Mystery Omnibus (1964) — Contributor — 57 copies

Los Angeles Noir 2: The Classics (2010) — Contributor — 44 copies

The Lucifer Society (1971) — Contributor — 42 copies

The Little Book of Horrors (1992) — Contributor — 41 copies

TCM Greatest Classic Films Collection: Murder Mysteries (2009) 39 copies

For Bond Lovers Only (1965) — Contributor — 38 copies

The Vintage Book of Classic Crime (1993) — Contributor — 34 copies

The Mystery Hall of Fame: An Anthology of Classic Mystery and Suspense Stories (1984) — Contributor — 32 copies

Lady in the Lake [1947 film] (1947) — Original novel — 30 copies

Great Law and Order Stories (1990) — Contributor — 28 copies

The World's Greatest Detective Stories: Intriguing Mysteries from the Greatest Writers of Crime Fiction (1978) — Contributor — 26 copies

Great Stories of Mystery and Suspense 1977 Volume 1 (1977) — Author — 23 copies

Great detective stories (1998) — Contributor — 20 copies

Marlowe [1969 film] (2011) — Orignial novel — 17 copies

Twelve American Crime Stories (1998) — Contributor — 14 copies

Great American Detective Stories (1945) — Contributor — 12 copies

Bakers Dozen: 13 Short Detective Novels (1987) — Contributor — 12 copies

Three Times Three: A Mystery Omnibus [Volume 1] (1964) — Contributor — 11 copies

Great Stories of Mystery and Suspense 1977 Volumes 1 & 2 (1977) — Contributor — 10 copies

West Coast Fiction: Modern Writing from California, Oregon, and Washington (1979) — Contributor — 7 copies

Great Stories of Mystery and Suspense 1974 Volume 2 (1974) — Contributor — 7 copies

Poodle Springs [1998 film] (1998) — Writer — 7 copies

Dolls Are Murder : a Mystery Writers of America Anthology (1957) — Contributor — 6 copies

Sorte orkideer : 13 korte kriminalromaner (1988) — Contributor — 6 copies

Great Mystery Books, 10 Volumes (Journey into Fear, The 39 Steps, And Then There Were None, Maltese Falcon, The Nine… (1967) — Contributor — 5 copies

Best Film Plays - 1945 (1945) — Contributor — 4 copies

Crime in good company : essays on criminals and crime-writing (1959) — Contributor — 4 copies

Kriminallitteraturen / 11 essays (1978) — Contributor — 4 copies

Huivering wekken : 26 onthutsende verhalen (1982) — Contributor — 4 copies

American Detective Stories of Today (1993) — Contributor — 3 copies

Best Crime Stories — Contributor — 3 copies

Enjoying Stories (1987) — Contributor — 2 copies

Classic Crime Stories: 13 Tales from Edgar Allan Poe to Lawrence Block (2007) — Contributor — 2 copies

Great Stories of Detection (1960) — Contributor — 2 copies

Verdens beste kriminalhistorier (1960) — Contributor — 1 copy

Murder & Mayhem: The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity, Mildred Pierce, and Selected Stories; The Big Sleep;… (2010) 1 copy

Transformers 230: The Big Shutdown! (part one) (1989) — Apologies to... — 1 copy

The Haunted Boy, Sphinx, Lead Her Like a Pigeon, Red Wind, The Eighty-Yard Run (Selections from Reader's Digst… (1980) 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Chandler, Raymond
Legal name: Chandler, Raymond Thornton
Birthdate: 1888-07-23
Date of death: 1959-03-26
Burial location: Mount Hope Cemetery, San Diego, California, USA
Gender: male
Nationality: USA (birth)
UK (naturalized 1907)
USA (citizenship regained 1956)
Country (for map): USA
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Place of death: La Jolla, California, USA
Cause of death: pneumonial peripheral vascular shock and prerenal uremia
Places of residence: Chicago, Illinois, USA (birth)
London, England, UK
Los Angeles, California, USA
La Jolla, California, USA (death)
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, USA
Education: Dulwich College, London
Occupations: civil servant
bookkeeper
journalist
book reviewer
screenwriter
oil company executive (show all 7)
novelist
Relationships: Chandler, Maurice Benjamin (father)
Thornton, Dart Florence (mother)
Hulburt, Pearl Cecily (wife)
Organizations: Dabney Oil Syndicate
Canadian Expeditionary Force (WWI)
The Westminster Gazette
Daily Express
Awards and honors: the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Screenplay (1946)
the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Novel (1954)
Agent: Helga Greene

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Reviews

The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)

Great holiday read. Clever, intelligent plot, and and a world that easily absorbed me.

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phunculist | 284 other reviews | Jun 3, 2024 |

The Little Sister (Phillip Marlowe) by Raymond Chandler

Three starts means you liked it, but I didn't really like it. What I liked was his writing, the way he uses words. I didn't care much for the story or any of the characters.

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dvoratreis | 55 other reviews | May 22, 2024 |

Raymond Chandler: Collected Stories (Everyman's… by Raymond Chandler

Every story is the same; same protagonist; same arc; same boring convoluted plot; same boring villains. The only thing that varies is that sometimes the woman is a femme fatale, other times she is menaced by the interchangeable corrupt goons populating Chandler's world. Usually the cop is some corrupt lard-ass but other times he is just a grizzled dude who has the similar honor code as Philip Marlowe or whatever the noble PI's name is.

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jklugman | 6 other reviews | Apr 26, 2024 |

The Big Sleep (A Philip Marlowe Novel) by Raymond Chandler

"Dead men are heavier than broken hearts."
It's pulp fiction, a hard-boiled detective/noir that set the standard for a genre. What's notable is that in this case, the movie was better than the book. The dialogue is chock full of slang from the 30's, not all of which has aged well. Some lines were so ridiculous that I laughed out loud:
"My God, you big dark handsome brute! I ought to throw a Buik at you!"
As characters go, neither of the Sternwood daughters "has any more moral sense than a cat." They aren't fully developed and their misadventures are never fully explained,and the book leaves some of the murders unsolved, unfortunately.… (more)

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Chrissylou62 | 284 other reviews | Apr 11, 2024 |

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