The Mystery Fancier, Volume 1 Number 6, November 1977, contains: "Raymond Chandler on Film: An Annotated Checklist, Part I," by Peter Pross, "The Degeneration of Donald Hamilton," by George Kelley, "The Mysteri...
The Mystery Fancier Volume 2 Number 4, July 1978, contains: "The Caper Novels of Tony Kenrick," by George Kelley, "Robert Rostand and Mike Locken," by Theodore P. Dukeshire, "Bowlers, Beer, Bravado, and Brains: Anthony Gilbertâs...
When a dying millionaire hires Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters, Marlowe finds himself involved with more than extortion. Kidnapping, pornography, seduction, and murder are just a few of the complications...
Marlowe is hired by an influential lawyer he's never herd of to tail a gorgeous redhead, but decides he prefers to help out the redhead. She's been acquitted of her alcoholic husband's murder, but her father-in-law prefers not to take the court's...
A couple of missing wives--one a rich man's and one a poor man's--become the objects of Marlowe's investigation. One of them may have gotten a Mexican divorce and married a gigolo and the other may be dead. Marlowe's not sure he cares about...
On every level -- writing, direction, acting -- Double Indemnity (1944) is a triumph and stands as one of the greatest achievements in Billy Wilder's career. Adapted from the James M. Cain novel by director Wilder and novelist Raymond Chandler, it...
'Raymond Chandler invented a new way of talking about America, and America has never looked the same to us since' Paul Auster, author of The New York Trilogy
Tough-minded and typically idiosyncratic, here is Chandler on Chandler, the mystery novel, writing, Hollywood, TV, publishing, cats, and famous crimes. This skillfully edited selection of letters, articles, and notes also includes the short story "A...
In The Simple Art of Murder, which was prefaced by the famous Atlantic Monthly essay of the same name, noir master Raymond Chandler argues the virtues of the hard-boiled detective novel, and this collection, mostly drawn from stories he wrote...
The renowned novel from crime fiction master Raymond Chandler, with the "quintessential urban private eye" ( Los Angeles Times ), Philip Marlowe ⢠Featuring the iconic character that inspired the film Marlowe , starring Liam...
ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE 'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME â¢Â  The renowned novel from crime fiction master Raymond Chandler, with the "quintessential urban private...
The renowned novel from crime fiction master Raymond Chandler, with the "quintessential urban private eye" ( Los Angeles Times ), Philip Marlowe ⢠Featuring the iconic character that inspired the film Marlowe , starring Liam...