*Crime, Spies & Sleaze: …or so sings Robyn Hitchcock in the song of the same name (look it up!). No introduction to arguably the greatest American detective writer is needed from me here. Chandler’s books, such as The Big Sleep, Farewell My Lovely and The Long Goodbye remain high in profile due to his fame and popularity, and their film versions are classics of film noir. He himself contributed screenplays to that genre such as Double Indemnity and Strangers On A Train. His creation, Philip Marlowe, is the quintessential American private detective, and the dry, sometimes laconic prose style of Chandler’s writing set the tone for generations of imitators to follow. He wrote seven novels and lots of short stories and we feature many of them in our catalogue. Four novels and one book of short stories (Killer In The Rain) fresh in this week in Pan editions from the late 1970s with very handsome livery.
PICTURED: ALL BY RAYMOND CHANDLER ALL SOLD
THE BIG SLEEP Pan 1979 UK PB FN £6
THE HIGH WINDOW Pan 1979 UK PB VG/FN £5
KILLER IN THE RAIN Pan 1983 UK PB VG £4
THE LADY IN THE LAKE Pan 1979 UK PB VG/FN £5
PLAYBACK Pan 1980 UK PB FN £6