Raymond Chandler

Quotes

• “The plants filled the place, a forest of them, with nasty meaty leaves and stalks like the newly washed fingers of dead men.”

• “A few locks of dry white hair clung to his scalp, like wild flowers fighting for life on a bare rock.”

• “Even on Central Avenue, not the quietest dressed street in the world, he looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food.”

• “Alcohol is like love,” he said. “The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third is routine. After that you take the girl’s clothes off.”

• “She had a lot of face and chin. She had pewter-colored hair set in a ruthless permanent, a hard beak, and large moist eyes with the sympathetic expression of wet stones.”

Books by Raymond Chandler in order

Books by Raymond Chandler in the order they were published, from The Big Sleep (1939) to The Big Sleep and Other Novels (2008).

1. 1The Big SleepThe Big Sleep1939
2. 2Farewell, My LovelyFarewell, My Lovely1940
3. 3The High WindowThe High Window1942
4. 4The Lady in the LakeThe Lady in the Lake1943
5. 5The Little SisterThe Little Sister1949
6. 6The Simple Art of MurderThe Simple Art of Murder1950
7. 7The Long GoodbyeThe Long Goodbye1953
8. 8Pearls Are a NuisancePearls Are a Nuisance1958
9. 9PlaybackPlayback1958
10. 10Collected StoriesCollected Stories2002
11. 11The Big Sleep and Other NovelsThe Big Sleep and Other Novels2008
12. 12Great Stories of Mystery and SuspenseGreat Stories of Mystery and Suspense
13. 13Killer in the RainKiller in the Rain
14. 14Later Novels and Other WritingsLater Novels and Other Writings
    What's in it (6)

    • The Lady in the Lake
    • The Little Sister
    • The Long Goodbye
    • Playback
    • Double Indemnity
    • Selected Essays and Letters
15. 15Poodle SpringsPoodle Springs
16. 16Raymond Chandler SpeakingRaymond Chandler Speaking
17. 17Raymond Chandler's Philip MarloweRaymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe
18. 18Selected Letters of Raymond ChandlerSelected Letters of Raymond Chandler
19. 19The Blue DahliaThe Blue Dahlia
20. 20The Midnight Raymond ChandlerThe Midnight Raymond Chandler
21. 21The Smell of FearThe Smell of Fear
22. 22Three NovelsThree Novels
23. 23Trouble Is My BusinessTrouble Is My Business

Series by Raymond Chandler

• Philip Marlowe