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Raymond Chandler

Raymond Chandler, an American novelist and screenwriter, made his mark in the literary world with his hardboiled detective tales, primarily featuring the character Philip Marlowe. His work has left a lasting impact on various creators, influencing writers like Robert B. Parker, Robert Crais, and Michael Connelly, as well as filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino and the Coen Brothers. Although his debut novel, The Big Sleep, hit the shelves in 1939, Chandler's journey into fiction began with the short story Blackmailers Don’t Shoot in 1933. Below is a chronological list of all of Raymond Chandler’s novels as they were originally published.

Raymond Chandler became a published novelist in 1936 with the novel The Curtain. Below is a list of Raymond Chandler's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Philip Marlowe Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Big Sleep (1939) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Farewell, My Lovely (1940) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The High Window (1942) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Lady in the Lake (1943) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Little Sister (1949) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Long Goodbye (1953) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Playback (1958) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Poodle Springs (With: Robert B. Parker) (1989) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Curtain (1936) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Try The Girl (1937) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mandarin's Jade (1937) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Bay City Blues (1938) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Bronze Door (1939) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
No Crimes In The Mountains (1941) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Professor Bingo's Snuff (1951) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
English Summer (1976) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Goldfish (1981) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Man Who Liked Dogs (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
I’ll Be Waiting (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Five Murders (1944) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Five Sinister Characters (1945) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Red Wind (1946) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Spanish Blood (1946) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Finger Man (1947) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Simple Art of Murder (1950) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Trouble is My Business (1950) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Pickup on Noon Street (1952) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Smart-Aleck Kill (1953) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Pearls are a Nuisance (1958) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Killer in the Rain (1964) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Smell of Fear (1965) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Screenplays Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Double Indemnity (With: Billy Wilder) (1944) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Blue Dahlia (1976) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Notebooks of Raymond Chandler (1976) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Selected Letters (1981) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The World of Raymond Chandler (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Great Law and Order Stories (1990) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Little Book of Horrors: Tiny Tales of Terror (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Writing Los Angeles (2002) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Pulp Fiction - The Dames (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Books to Die For (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Writers: Their Lives and Works (2018) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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