Raymond Chandler

5 summariesThriller, Mystery, Psychology

Raymond Thornton Chandler was an American-British novelist and screenwriter. In 1932, at the age of forty-four, Chandler became a detective fiction writer after losing his job as an oil company executive during the Great Depression. His first short story, "Blackmailers Don't Shoot", was published in 1933 in Black Mask, a popular pulp magazine. His first novel, The Big Sleep, was published in 1939. In addition to his short stories, Chandler published seven novels during his lifetime. All but Playback have been made into motion pictures, some more than once. In the year before his death, he was elected president of the Mystery Writers of America.

Books by Raymond Chandler

5 books available

The Big Sleep
Raymond Chandler
4.0 (126k) average on GoodreadsThriller
In Los Angeles, detective Philip Marlowe navigates a world of dangerous women and deadly secrets, uncovering blackmail and murder to find that some truths are best left buried.
The Lady in the Lake
Raymond Chandler
4.1 (19k) average on GoodreadsThriller
In sun-drenched, shadow-laden Los Angeles, Philip Marlowe investigates disappearing wives, where truth shifts and deceit lingers.
The High Window
Raymond Chandler
4.1 (18k) average on GoodreadsMystery
In sun-drenched, noir-tinged Pasadena, Philip Marlowe unravels a web of greed, exploitation, and murder beneath a wealthy widow's veneer, all sparked by a missing daughter-in-law and a coveted gold coin.
The Little Sister
Raymond Chandler
4.0 (13k) average on GoodreadsThriller
In the sun-drenched, shadow-laden world of 1940s Hollywood, Philip Marlowe navigates a serpentine trail of blackmail, drug rings, and escalating murders, all sparked by a seemingly innocent search for a missing brother.
The Long Goodbye
Raymond Chandler
3.9 (3k) average on GoodreadsPsychology
Philip Marlowe's quiet act of friendship with a troubled war veteran spirals into murder, deceit, and a relentless pursuit by both the law and a ruthless gangster, all while he grapples with what loyalty means in Los Angeles's shadowy underworld.