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The Big Sleep
by Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler's first novel, published in 1939, introduces us to Philip Marlowe, a thirty-eight-old private detective moving through the seamy side of Los Angeles in the 1930s. The case involves a paralyzed California millionaire, two psychotic daughters, blackmail, and murder.
Year: 1939
Genre: Extortion, Hardboiled Detective, Mystery, Private Eye
Trouble Is My Business
by Raymond Chandler
TROUBLE IS MY BUSINESS is a collection of four stories, all of them classic Philip Marlowe Mysteries.
Year: 1939
Genre: Hardboiled Detective, Private Eye
Farewell, My Lovely
by Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler's classic novel has Philip Marlowe dealing with the Los Angeles gambling circuit, a murder he stumbles upon, and three very beautiful but potentially deadly women.
Year: 1940
Genre: Private Eye
The High Window
by Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler's gripping novel is set in the California underworld, where Philip Marlow searches for a priceless gold coin and finds himself deep in the tangled affairs of a dead coin collector.
Year: 1942
Genre: Extortion, Murder Mystery, Private Eye
The Lady in the Lake
by Raymond Chandler
In The Lady in the Lake, Philip Marlow moves out of his usual habitat of city streets into the mountains outside of Los Angeles in his strange search for a missing woman.
Year: 1943
Genre: Hardboiled Detective, Missing Person, Private Eye
| Got It | Want It | Read It | Year | Title | |||||||
| -- | -- | -- | 1939 | The Big Sleep | by Raymond Chandler | ||||||
| -- | -- | -- | 1939 | Trouble Is My Business | by Raymond Chandler | ||||||
| -- | -- | -- | 1940 | Farewell, My Lovely | by Raymond Chandler | ||||||
| -- | -- | -- | 1942 | The High Window | by Raymond Chandler | ||||||
| -- | -- | -- | 1943 | The Lady in the Lake | by Raymond Chandler | ||||||
| -- | -- | -- | 1953 | The Long Goodbye | by Raymond Chandler | ||||||
