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1	Big Sleep more books like this by Raymond Chandler add to wishlist Chandler's most famous protagonist, private detective Philip Marlowe, appears in this first novel, "The Big Sleep". Drawn from Arthurian legend, Marlowe is a modern knight, dedicated to causes greater than himself and to restoring order in the world. Marlowe's first priority is always his client. He is also wary of the authorities, although ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.05! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Long Goodbye more books like this by Raymond Chandler add to wishlist Marlowe is hired to search for Roger Wade, a novelist who has disappeared on a drinking binge. Wade's wife, Eileen, hopes that Marlowe will become Wade's bodyguard. Marlowe also encounters Terry Lennox, husband of a nymphomaniac heiress who is ultimately murdered, and Marlowe must help Terry, now a suspect, escape to Mexico. In this novel, Marlowe ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.98! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Farewell My Lovely more books like this by Raymond Chandler add to wishlist In this second Philip Marlowe novel, the detective is more fleshed-out and well-drawn. Chandler expanded Marlowe's trademark irreverence and wise-guy remakrs, and in "Farewell, My Lovely" Marlowe is more well-intentioned. Taking on the case of Moose Malloy, wrongly imprisoned for robbery, Marlowe must also find Malloy's love Velma, who disappeared ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.24! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Simple Art of Murder more books like this by Raymond Chandler add to wishlist The title essay is a long piece on writing detective fiction, in which Chandler delineates precisely what he is trying to achieve in the Marlowe novels. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.15! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Poodle Springs more books like this by Raymond Chandler add to wishlist Marlowe is now married, living in the resort town of Poodle Springs. He sets up as an investigator and soon finds himself in the middle of blackmail and murder. This is an unfinished novel by Raymond Chandler which has been completed by Robert B. Parker. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.23! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Lady in the Lake more books like this by Raymond Chandler add to wishlist Derace Kingsley, executive at a cosmetics company, "...can't stand scandal." But a month before he hired Marlowe, his wife went to Mexico for a divorce in order to marry a playboy named Lavery. However, the wife's car is discovered, abandoned, and Lavery doesn't know anything about the divorce scheme. Kinglsey hires Marlowe to find his wife and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.43! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Chandler: Stories and Early Novels more books like this by Raymond Chandler, Frank McShane (Editor), Professor Frank MacShane (Editor) add to wishlist The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the "finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made" (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to ... see all copies from $13.02! new only from $13.02! \| first editions \| SVS
8	High Window more books like this by Raymond Chandler add to wishlist Marlowe's client, Mrs. Murdock, is a wealthy widow whose antique gold coin has been stolen. As the story unwinds, it's clear that Mrs. Murdock's actions belie her posh surroundings. Chandler draws on his characteristic conflict between the Haves (the clients) and the Have-Nots (Marlowe) in his exploration of greed, trust, love and power in a plot ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.36! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Playback more books like this by Raymond Chandler add to wishlist Marlowe is hired to trail a girl who seems to be running from something in her past; she gets involved with blackmail and the mob. What is remarkable about this novel is that Marlowe gets involved with a female character, whereas in previous novels he always maintained a professional distance, even against his own desires. PLAYBACK marks an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Little Sister more books like this by Raymond Chandler add to wishlist Orfamay Quest of Manhattan, Kansas, is a "small, neat, rather prissy-looking girl with primly smooth brown hair and rimless glasses." She approaches the detective Marlowe to help her find her missing brother, but she can only afford to pay him $20. What Orfamay Quest doesn't tell Marlowe is that her half-sister is a movie starlet with mob ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.24! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	All That Glitters: The Crime and the Cover-Up more books like this by Raymond Chandler add to wishlist The 1993 Michael Jackson scandal has remained a closely held secret for over ten years. Other than speculation and innuendo, the facts have never been revealed--until now. Inside All That Glitters, Ray Chandler, the boy's uncle, provides the hard evidence. From the day the boy met Michael, through six months of frenzied publicity, and into the ... see all copies from $4.99! new only from $29.34! \| first editions
12 view cover	Killer in the Rain more books like this by Raymond Chandler add to wishlist This early novel preceded the introduction of Chandler's famous detective Philip Marlowe, but was a crucial step in setting the stage for his entrance. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.30! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Trouble is My Business more books like this by Raymond Chandler add to wishlist A collection of 12 mysteries of which the first eight are early Raymond Chandler mysteries that set the groundwork for the creation of the Philip Marlowe character. The final four are classic Marlowe mysteries. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.77! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Raymond Chandler Papers: Selected Letters and Nonfiction 1909-1959 more books like this by Tom Hiney (Editor), Professor Frank MacShane (Editor) add to wishlist In addition to his classic detective novels, Raymond Chandler wrote a lot of letters--many of which manifested his famously trenchant, hardboiled insight. Edited by two Chandler biographers, THE RAYMOND CHANDLER PAPERS collects Chandler's pithiest letters, along with selected nonfiction pieces and some poetry (yes, poetry). see all copies from $2.97! new only from $3.95! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Big Sleep & Farewell, My Lovely more books like this by Raymond Chandler add to wishlist Chandler's most famous protagonist, private detective Philip Marlowe, appears in this first novel, "The Big Sleep". Drawn from Arthurian legend, Marlowe is a modern knight, dedicated to causes greater than himself and to restoring order in the world. Marlowe's first priority is always his client. He is also wary of the authorities, although ... see all copies from $8.88! new only from $11.93! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Collected Stories more books like this by Raymond Chandler add to wishlist Twenty-five stories, long and short, remind readers again why Chandler's characters are among the most alluring and imitated in 20th-century fiction. see all copies from $10.00! new only from $16.75! \| first editions \| SVS
17	Raymond Chandler Omnibus more books like this by Raymond Chandler add to wishlist see all copies from $5.95! first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The notebooks of Raymond Chandler and English summer : a gothic romance more books like this by Raymond Chandler add to wishlist During a period of twenty years that stretched from his beginnings as a pulp writer for The Black Mask, through his writing of the novels The Big Sleep and Farewell, My Lovely, to the Hollywood years of the 1940s, Raymond Chandler kept a series of private notebooks. Filled with both public and private writings, these pages give us an intimate view ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Chandler: Later Novels and Other Writings more books like this by Raymond Chandler, Frank McShane (Editor), Professor Frank MacShane (Editor) add to wishlist The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the "finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made" (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to ... see all copies from $17.50! new only from $17.50! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Red Wind more books like this by Raymond Chandler add to wishlist This classic mystery story is about Private Eye John Dalmas, who witnesses a murder, helps a beautiful blackmail victim, and solves a case as convoluted as a Los Angeles freeway map. see all copies from $2.89! new only from $12.02! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe more books like this by Raymond Chandler add to wishlist Authorised by the estate of the late Raymond Chandler, this volume reveals - in 25 new stories - the missing life history and adventures of Philip Marlowe, the quintessential hard-boiled detective. The stories are by some of today's leading crime writers and include Chandler's own "The Pencil". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	The Big Sleep; Farewell, My Lovely; The High Window more books like this by Raymond Chandler, Diane Johnson (Introduction by) add to wishlist (Book Jacket Status: Jacketed) Raymond Chandler's first three novels, published here in one volume, established his reputation as an unsurpassed master of hard-boiled detective fiction. "The Big Sleep," Chandler's first novel, introduces Philip Marlowe, a private detective inhabiting the seamy side of Los Angeles in the 1930s, as he takes on a ... see all copies from $15.31! new only from $16.41! \| SVS
23	Midnight Raymond Chandler more books like this by Raymond Chandler add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $199.88! \| first editions \| SVS
24	V145 Lady in the Lake more books like this by Raymond Chandler add to wishlist Derace Kingsley, executive at a cosmetics company, "...can't stand scandal." But a month before he hired Marlowe, his wife went to Mexico for a divorce in order to marry a playboy named Lavery. However, the wife's car is discovered, abandoned, and Lavery doesn't know anything about the divorce scheme. Kinglsey hires Marlowe to find his wife and ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Lady in the Lake; The Little Sister; The Long Goodbye; Playback more books like this by Raymond Chandler, Tom Hiney (Introduction by) add to wishlist This Everyman's Library volume brings together four of Raymond Chandler's later novels--the books that cemented his reputation as the master of American crime fiction, including the legendary THE LONG GOODBYE. see all copies from $15.96! new only from $18.41! \| first editions \| SVS

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