Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) was an American-British novelist and screenwriter. In 1932, at the age of forty-four, Chandler became a detective fiction writer after losing …

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Dec 26, 2025 · Browse Raymond Chandler books in order, with Philip Marlowe reading order, summaries, series background, and guidance on where to start his noir fiction.

Raymond Chandler was an American author of detective fiction, the creator of the private detective Philip Marlowe, whom he characterized as a poor but honest upholder of ideals in an opportunistic …

Raymond Chandler. Writer: Double Indemnity. An American novelist, writer of crime fiction featuring the private detective Philip Marlowe, Raymond (Thornton) Chandler was born in Chicago of an American …

Raymond Chandler has 449 books on Goodreads with 778234 ratings. Raymond Chandler’s most popular book is The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1).

Raymond Chandler was a British-American novelist who wrote several screenplays and short stories. He published seven novels during his lifetime. The first, The Big Sleep, was published in 1939. An …

Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) was a British-American author, best known for writing a series of hard-boiled detective novels featuring a private investigator called Philip Marlowe.

Raymond Chandler (1888–1959) was an American-British novelist and screenwriter.

Dec 9, 2025 · Chandler continued to perfect his craft and with each story added depth to his central hero, a private eye variously named Mallory, Dalmas, Carmad and Gage, among others.