$21.24
- Paperback
592 pages
- Release Date
19 March 2018
Summary
Eight classic Chandler short stories, reissued now in B format
It was in the pulp detective magazines of the 1930s that Raymond Chandler’s definitive take on the hard-boiled detective story first appeared. Here then, from the well-thumbed pages of ‘Black Mask’ and ‘Dime Detective Magazine’, are eight of his finest stories including ‘The Man Who Liked Dogs’, ‘The Lady in the Lake’ and ‘Bay City Blues’. Sharper than a hoodlum’s switchblade, more exciting than an unexpected red-head and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241956311 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241956315 |
| Author: | Raymond Chandler, Peter Robinson |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 592 |
| Release Date: | 19 March 2018 |
| Weight: | 414g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 130mm x 37mm |
| Series: | Phillip Marlowe |
You Can Find This Book In
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Raymond Chandler is a star of the first magnitude
Raymond Chandler is a star of the first magnitude – Erle Stanley Gardner
[T]he prose rises to heights of unselfconscious eloquence, and we realize with a jolt of excitement that we are in the presence of not a mere action tale teller, but a stylist, a writer with a vision – Joyce Carol Oates * New York Review of Books *
Raymond Chandler is a master * New York Times *
Anything Chandler writes about grips the mind from the first sentence * Daily Telegraph *
Nobody can write like Chandler on his home turf, not even Faulkner… A great artist * The Boston Book Review *
About The Author
Raymond Chandler
Best-known as the creator of the original private eye, Philip Marlowe, Raymond Chandler was born in Chicago in 1888 and died in 1959. Many of his books have been adapted for the screen, and he is widely regarded as one of the very greatest writers of detective fiction.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.