The Novels of Raymond Chandler

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Raymond Chandler’s crime novels and short stories had enormous impact upon modern crime fiction. His writing style and attitude have become practically synonymous with private eye fiction and film noir to a level arguably equalled only by Dashiell Hammett. All of his novels star the tough, wise-cracking, and oddly philosophical private detective Philip Marlowe, who somehow manages to be simultaneously cynical and idealistic. The last of the novels on this list, Poodle Springs, was prematurely cut off at four chapters by Chandler’s death in 1959 and was finished three decades later by Robert B. Parker.

  1. 1.
    The Big Sleep
    by Raymond Chandler
  2. 2.
    Farewell, My Lovely (Penguin Fiction)
    by Raymond Chandler
  3. 3.
    The High Window
    by Raymond Chandler
  4. 4.
    The Lady in the Lake
    by Raymond Chandler
  5. 5.
    The Little Sister
    by Raymond Chandler
  6. 6.
    The Long Goodbye
    by Raymond Chandler
  7. 7.
    Playback
    by Raymond Chandler
  8. 8.
    Poodle Springs
    by Raymond Chandler, Robert B. Parker
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Created by MarlowePI on Jul 04, 2006.
 

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