Chandler, Raymond 1888-1959

The big sleep by Raymond Chandler ( Book )
199 editions published between 1939 and 2013 in 6 languages and held by 4,409 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When a case of blackmail involving the daughter of a California millionaire leads to murder, the inimitable Philip Marlowe is stirred into action as he becomes embroiled in a troublesome case of extortion complicated by kidnapping, pornography, seduction, and murder

Poodle Springs by Raymond Chandler ( Book )
46 editions published between 1989 and 2010 in 11 languages and held by 3,022 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Philip Marlowe marries a rich, beautiful society lady who wants him to settle down. But old habits die hard, and Marlowe soon is back in business, enmeshed in a case involving pornography, bigamy, and murder

Farewell, my lovely by Raymond Chandler ( Book )
206 editions published between 1940 and 2013 in 16 languages and held by 2,811 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Moose Malloy, a six-foot-five giant just out of prison, gets detective Philip Marlowe involved in his seemingly hopeless search for Velma, his missing girlfriend

Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a train by Alfred Hitchcock ( Visual )
45 editions published between 1951 and 2013 in English and French and held by 2,692 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Guy Haines, a tennis star who hates his wife, is approached on a train by a stranger, Bruno Anthony, who hates his father. Anthony offers a plan: each could kill the other's victim. No motive, no clue would link the two murders save the casual meeting of strangers on a train. Haines doesn't take the plan seriously, however, until his wife is suddenly murdered, and Anthony appears to demand that Haines keep his part of the bargain

The lady in the lake by Raymond Chandler ( Book )
182 editions published between 1943 and 2012 in 12 languages and held by 2,553 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Private detective Philip Marlowe's search for two lost wives leads him into a world of evil, corruption, and murder

Double indemnity by Billy Wilder ( Visual )
52 editions published between 1944 and 2012 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 2,431 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A calculating wife encourages her wealthy husband to sign a double indemnity policy proposed by smitten insurance agent Walter Neff. As the would-be lovers plot the unsuspecting husband's murder, they are pursued by a suspicious claims manager. It's a race against time to get away with the perfect crime in this heart-pounding Academy Award-nominated masterpiece"--Container

Later novels and other writings : the lady in the lake ; The little sister ; The long goodbye ; Playback ; Double Idemnity ; Selected essays and letters by Raymond Chandler ( Book )
13 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 2,216 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Later Novels and Other Writings begins with The Lady in the Lake (1943). Written during the war, the story takes Marlowe out of the seamy L.A. streets to the deceptive tranquility of the surrounding mountains, as the search for a businessman's missing wife expands into an elegy of loneliness and loss. The darker tone typical of Chandler's later fiction is evident in The Little Sister (1949), in which an ambitious starlet, a blackmailer, and a seemingly naive young woman from Manhattan, Kansas, are the key players in a plot that provides fuel for a bitter indictment of Hollywood and Chandler's most savage portrayal of his adopted city. The Long Goodbye (1953), his most ambitious and self-revealing novel, uncovers a more anguished resonance in the Marlowe character, in a plot that hinges on the betrayal of friendship and the compromises of middle age. Playback (1958), written originally as a screenplay, is Chandler's seventh and last novel. A special feature of this volume is Chandler's long-unavailable screenplay for the film noir classic Double Indemnity (1944), adapted from James M. Cain's novel. Supplementing the volume, and providing a more personal glimpse of Chandler's personality, are a selection of essays - including "The Simple Art of Murder," in which Chandler muses on his pulp roots and on the special qualities of his hero and style - and eleven letters that range wittily and often sardonically over the worlds of writing, publishing, and filmmaking

Stories and early novels : Pulp stories ; The big sleep ; Farewell, my lovely ; The high window by Raymond Chandler ( Book )
12 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 2,146 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Stories and Early Novels includes every story that Chandler did not later incorporate into a novel - thirteen in all. Drawn from the pages of Black Mask and Dime Detective, these stories show how Chandler adapted the violent conventions of the pulp magazines - with their brisk exposition and rapid-fire dialogue - to his own emerging vision of 20th-century America." "Raymond Chandler: Stories and Early Novels contains a newly researched chronology of Chandler's life, explanatory notes, and an essay on the texts."--Jacket

The high window by Raymond Chandler ( Book )
146 editions published between 1195 and 2012 in 16 languages and held by 2,042 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A wealthy Pasadena widow with a mean streak, a missing daughter-in-law with a past, and a gold coin worth a small fortune -- the elements don't quite add up until Marlowe discovers evidence of murder, rape, blackmail, and the worst kind of human exploitation

The little sister by Raymond Chandler ( Book )
95 editions published between 1949 and 2010 in 9 languages and held by 1,708 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Little Sister" appears in Philip Marlowe's office--pathetic, appealing but with something strangely phony about her, and Marlowe finds himself in the center of a succession of curious and violent happenings