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Raymond Chandler

American-British novelist Raymond Chandler, best known for his Philip Marlowe detective series, defined the hardboiled crime genre. His seven Marlowe novels, including *The Big Sleep* and *The Long Goodbye*, are celebrated for their literary style and influence. This page provides the Raymond Chandler books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1933Stories and Early NovelsPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

1936The CurtainPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

1937Try The GirlPOoSS · 2Buy ↗

1937Mandarin's JadePOoSS · 3Buy ↗

1938Bay City BluesPOoSS · 4Buy ↗

1939The Big SleepPOoPMB · 1Buy ↗

1939The Bronze DoorPOoSS · 5Buy ↗

1940Farewell, My LovelyPOoPMB · 2Buy ↗

1941No Crimes In The MountainsPOoSS · 6Buy ↗

1942The High WindowPOoPMB · 3Buy ↗

1943The Lady in the LakePOoPMB · 4Buy ↗

1944Five MurdersPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1944Double Indemnity(With: Billy Wilder)POoSB · 1Buy ↗

1945Five Sinister CharactersPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

1946Red WindPOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

1946Spanish BloodPOoSSC · 4Buy ↗

1947The Finger ManPOoSSC · 5Buy ↗

1949The Little SisterPOoPMB · 5Buy ↗

1950The Simple Art of MurderPOoSSC · 6Buy ↗

1950Trouble is My BusinessPOoSSC · 7Buy ↗

1951Professor Bingo's SnuffPOoSS · 7Buy ↗

1952Pickup on Noon StreetPOoSSC · 8Buy ↗

1953The Long GoodbyePOoPMB · 6Buy ↗

1953Smart-Aleck KillPOoSSC · 9Buy ↗

1958PlaybackPOoPMB · 7Buy ↗

1958Pearls are a NuisancePOoSSC · 10Buy ↗

1964Killer in the RainPOoSSC · 11Buy ↗

1965The Smell of FearPOoSSC · 12Buy ↗

1976The Blue DahliaPOoSB · 2Buy ↗

1976The Notebooks of Raymond ChandlerPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

1976English SummerPOoSS · 8Buy ↗

1981Selected LettersPOoNB · 3Buy ↗

1981GoldfishPOoSS · 9Buy ↗

1989Poodle Springs(With: Robert B. Parker)POoPMB · 8Buy ↗

1991Perchance to Dream(By: Robert B. Parker)POoPMB · 9Buy ↗

1995Later Novels and Other WritingsPOoNB · 4Buy ↗

1996The Man Who Liked DogsPOoSS · 10Buy ↗

2002San Francisco NoirPOoANB · 1Buy ↗

2003Seattle NoirPOoANB · 2Buy ↗

2003Bronx NoirPOoANB · 3Buy ↗

2004Brooklyn NoirPOoANB · 4Buy ↗

2004Hasidic NoirPOoANB · 5Buy ↗

2005Brooklyn Noir 2POoANB · 6Buy ↗

2005Chicago NoirPOoANB · 7Buy ↗

2005Dublin NoirPOoANB · 8Buy ↗

2006Manhattan NoirPOoANB · 9Buy ↗

2006Miami NoirPOoANB · 10Buy ↗

2006D.C. NoirPOoANB · 11Buy ↗

2006Baltimore NoirPOoANB · 12Buy ↗

2006Twin Cities NoirPOoANB · 13Buy ↗

2006London NoirPOoANB · 14Buy ↗

2007New Orleans NoirPOoANB · 15Buy ↗

2007Los Angeles NoirPOoANB · 16Buy ↗

2007Wall Street NoirPOoANB · 17Buy ↗

2007Havana NoirPOoANB · 18Buy ↗

2007Detroit NoirPOoANB · 19Buy ↗

2008Queens NoirPOoANB · 20Buy ↗

2008Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the TruthPOoANB · 21Buy ↗

2008Toronto NoirPOoANB · 22Buy ↗

2008Las Vegas NoirPOoANB · 23Buy ↗

2008Trinidad NoirPOoANB · 24Buy ↗

2008D.C. Noir 2POoANB · 25Buy ↗

2008Manhattan Noir 2POoANB · 26Buy ↗

2008Paris NoirPOoANB · 27Buy ↗

2008Istanbul NoirPOoANB · 28Buy ↗

2009Boston NoirPOoANB · 29Buy ↗

2009Rome NoirPOoANB · 30Buy ↗

2009San Francisco Noir 2POoANB · 31Buy ↗

2009Portland NoirPOoANB · 32Buy ↗

2009Delhi NoirPOoANB · 33Buy ↗

2009Phoenix NoirPOoANB · 34Buy ↗

2010Los Angeles Noir 2POoANB · 35Buy ↗

2010Mexico City NoirPOoANB · 36Buy ↗

2010Richmond NoirPOoANB · 37Buy ↗

2010Orange County NoirPOoANB · 38Buy ↗

2010Indian Country NoirPOoANB · 39Buy ↗

2010Moscow NoirPOoANB · 40Buy ↗

2010Lone Star NoirPOoANB · 41Buy ↗

2010Philadelphia NoirPOoANB · 42Buy ↗

2010Haiti NoirPOoANB · 43Buy ↗

2010Copenhagen NoirPOoANB · 44Buy ↗

2011Pittsburgh NoirPOoANB · 45Buy ↗

2011San Diego NoirPOoANB · 46Buy ↗

2011Barcelona NoirPOoANB · 47Buy ↗

2011Cape Cod NoirPOoANB · 48Buy ↗

2011New Jersey NoirPOoANB · 49Buy ↗

2012Staten Island NoirPOoANB · 50Buy ↗

2012Mumbai NoirPOoANB · 51Buy ↗

2012Long Island NoirPOoANB · 52Buy ↗

2012Venice NoirPOoANB · 53Buy ↗

2012Kingston NoirPOoANB · 54Buy ↗

2012St. Petersburg NoirPOoANB · 55Buy ↗

2012Kansas City NoirPOoANB · 56Buy ↗

2012Boston Noir 2POoANB · 57Buy ↗

2013USA NoirPOoANB · 58Buy ↗

2013Manila NoirPOoANB · 59Buy ↗

2013Buffalo NoirPOoANB · 60Buy ↗

2013Dallas NoirPOoANB · 61Buy ↗

2013Haiti Noir 2POoANB · 62Buy ↗

2014The World of Raymond ChandlerPOoNB · 5Buy ↗

2014The Black-Eyed Blonde / Marlowe(By: Benjamin Black)POoPMB · 10Buy ↗

2014Singapore NoirPOoANB · 63Buy ↗

2014Prison NoirPOoANB · 64Buy ↗

2014Tel Aviv NoirPOoANB · 65Buy ↗

2014Tehran NoirPOoANB · 66Buy ↗

2014Belfast NoirPOoANB · 67Buy ↗

2014Helsinki NoirPOoANB · 68Buy ↗

2014Rio NoirPOoANB · 69Buy ↗

2015Providence NoirPOoANB · 70Buy ↗

2015Chicago Noir: The ClassicsPOoANB · 71Buy ↗

2015Memphis NoirPOoANB · 72Buy ↗

2015Zagreb NoirPOoANB · 73Buy ↗

2015Marseille NoirPOoANB · 74Buy ↗

2015Beirut NoirPOoANB · 75Buy ↗

2016New Orleans Noir: The ClassicsPOoANB · 76Buy ↗

2016Stockholm NoirPOoANB · 77Buy ↗

2016Brussels NoirPOoANB · 78Buy ↗

2016Mississippi NoirPOoANB · 79Buy ↗

2016St. Louis NoirPOoANB · 80Buy ↗

2016Prague NoirPOoANB · 81Buy ↗

2016San Juan NoirPOoANB · 82Buy ↗

2017Oakland NoirPOoANB · 83Buy ↗

2017Trinidad Noir: The ClassicsPOoANB · 84Buy ↗

2017Atlanta NoirPOoANB · 85Buy ↗

2017New Haven NoirPOoANB · 86Buy ↗

2017Montana NoirPOoANB · 87Buy ↗

2017Buenos Aires NoirPOoANB · 88Buy ↗

2017Montreal NoirPOoANB · 89Buy ↗

2018Only to Sleep(By: Lawrence Osborne)POoPMB · 11Buy ↗

2018Berlin NoirPOoANB · 90Buy ↗

2018S�o Paulo NoirPOoANB · 91Buy ↗

2018Santa Cruz NoirPOoANB · 92Buy ↗

2018Lagos NoirPOoANB · 93Buy ↗

2018Marrakech NoirPOoANB · 94Buy ↗

2018Baghdad NoirPOoANB · 95Buy ↗

2018Vancouver NoirPOoANB · 96Buy ↗

2018Sydney NoirPOoANB · 97Buy ↗

2018Hong Kong NoirPOoANB · 98Buy ↗

2019Amsterdam NoirPOoANB · 99Buy ↗

2019Milwaukee NoirPOoANB · 100Buy ↗

2019Houston NoirPOoANB · 101Buy ↗

2020I�ll Be WaitingPOoSS · 11Buy ↗

2020Nairobi NoirPOoANB · 102Buy ↗

2020Columbus NoirPOoANB · 103Buy ↗

2020Santa Fe NoirPOoANB · 104Buy ↗

2020Alabama NoirPOoANB · 105Buy ↗

2020Berkeley NoirPOoANB · 106Buy ↗

2020Addis Ababa NoirPOoANB · 107Buy ↗

2020Tampa Bay NoirPOoANB · 108Buy ↗

2020Miami Noir: The ClassicsPOoANB · 109Buy ↗

2020Accra NoirPOoANB · 110Buy ↗

2020Belgrade NoirPOoANB · 111Buy ↗

2021Palm Springs NoirPOoANB · 112Buy ↗

2022The Goodbye Coast(By: Joe Ide)POoPMB · 12Buy ↗

2022Paris Noir: The SuburbsPOoANB · 113Buy ↗

2022Denver NoirPOoANB · 114Buy ↗

2022South Central NoirPOoANB · 115Buy ↗

2023The Second Murderer(By: Denise Mina)POoPMB · 13Buy ↗

2023Cleveland NoirPOoANB · 116Buy ↗

2023East Jerusalem NoirPOoANB · 117Buy ↗

2023West Jerusalem NoirPOoANB · 118Buy ↗

2024Honolulu NoirPOoANB · 119Buy ↗

2025Sacramento NoirPOoANB · 120Buy ↗

2025Hamburg NoirPOoANB · 121Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Philip Marlowe Books13 books · 1939–2023

01The Big Sleep1939Buy ↗

02Farewell, My Lovely1940Buy ↗

03The High Window1942Buy ↗

04The Lady in the Lake1943Buy ↗

05The Little Sister1949Buy ↗

06The Long Goodbye1953Buy ↗

07Playback1958Buy ↗

08Poodle Springs(With: Robert B. Parker)1989Buy ↗

09Perchance to Dream(By: Robert B. Parker)1991Buy ↗

10The Black-Eyed Blonde / Marlowe(By: Benjamin Black)2014Buy ↗

11Only to Sleep(By: Lawrence Osborne)2018Buy ↗

12The Goodbye Coast(By: Joe Ide)2022Buy ↗

13The Second Murderer(By: Denise Mina)2023Buy ↗

Publication Order of Screenplays Books2 books · 1944–1976

01Double Indemnity(With: Billy Wilder)1944Buy ↗

02The Blue Dahlia1976Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections12 books · 1944–1965

01Five Murders1944Buy ↗

02Five Sinister Characters1945Buy ↗

03Red Wind1946Buy ↗

04Spanish Blood1946Buy ↗

05The Finger Man1947Buy ↗

06The Simple Art of Murder1950Buy ↗

07Trouble is My Business1950Buy ↗

08Pickup on Noon Street1952Buy ↗

09Smart-Aleck Kill1953Buy ↗

10Pearls are a Nuisance1958Buy ↗

11Killer in the Rain1964Buy ↗

12The Smell of Fear1965Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books5 books · 1933–2014

01Stories and Early Novels1933Buy ↗

02The Notebooks of Raymond Chandler1976Buy ↗

03Selected Letters1981Buy ↗

04Later Novels and Other Writings1995Buy ↗

05The World of Raymond Chandler2014Buy ↗

Publication Order of Akashic Noir Books121 books · 2002–2025

01San Francisco Noir2002Buy ↗

02Seattle Noir2003Buy ↗

03Bronx Noir2003Buy ↗

04Brooklyn Noir2004Buy ↗

05Hasidic Noir2004Buy ↗

06Brooklyn Noir 22005Buy ↗

07Chicago Noir2005Buy ↗

08Dublin Noir2005Buy ↗

09Manhattan Noir2006Buy ↗

10Miami Noir2006Buy ↗

11D.C. Noir2006Buy ↗

12Baltimore Noir2006Buy ↗

13Twin Cities Noir2006Buy ↗

14London Noir2006Buy ↗

15New Orleans Noir2007Buy ↗

16Los Angeles Noir2007Buy ↗

17Wall Street Noir2007Buy ↗

18Havana Noir2007Buy ↗

19Detroit Noir2007Buy ↗

20Queens Noir2008Buy ↗

21Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth2008Buy ↗

22Toronto Noir2008Buy ↗

23Las Vegas Noir2008Buy ↗

24Trinidad Noir2008Buy ↗

25D.C. Noir 22008Buy ↗

26Manhattan Noir 22008Buy ↗

27Paris Noir2008Buy ↗

28Istanbul Noir2008Buy ↗

29Boston Noir2009Buy ↗

30Rome Noir2009Buy ↗

31San Francisco Noir 22009Buy ↗

32Portland Noir2009Buy ↗

33Delhi Noir2009Buy ↗

34Phoenix Noir2009Buy ↗

35Los Angeles Noir 22010Buy ↗

36Mexico City Noir2010Buy ↗

37Richmond Noir2010Buy ↗

38Orange County Noir2010Buy ↗

39Indian Country Noir2010Buy ↗

40Moscow Noir2010Buy ↗

41Lone Star Noir2010Buy ↗

42Philadelphia Noir2010Buy ↗

43Haiti Noir2010Buy ↗

44Copenhagen Noir2010Buy ↗

45Pittsburgh Noir2011Buy ↗

46San Diego Noir2011Buy ↗

47Barcelona Noir2011Buy ↗

48Cape Cod Noir2011Buy ↗

49New Jersey Noir2011Buy ↗

50Staten Island Noir2012Buy ↗

51Mumbai Noir2012Buy ↗

52Long Island Noir2012Buy ↗

53Venice Noir2012Buy ↗

54Kingston Noir2012Buy ↗

55St. Petersburg Noir2012Buy ↗

56Kansas City Noir2012Buy ↗

57Boston Noir 22012Buy ↗

58USA Noir2013Buy ↗

59Manila Noir2013Buy ↗

60Buffalo Noir2013Buy ↗

61Dallas Noir2013Buy ↗

62Haiti Noir 22013Buy ↗

63Singapore Noir2014Buy ↗

64Prison Noir2014Buy ↗

65Tel Aviv Noir2014Buy ↗

66Tehran Noir2014Buy ↗

67Belfast Noir2014Buy ↗

68Helsinki Noir2014Buy ↗

69Rio Noir2014Buy ↗

70Providence Noir2015Buy ↗

71Chicago Noir: The Classics2015Buy ↗

72Memphis Noir2015Buy ↗

73Zagreb Noir2015Buy ↗

74Marseille Noir2015Buy ↗

75Beirut Noir2015Buy ↗

76New Orleans Noir: The Classics2016Buy ↗

77Stockholm Noir2016Buy ↗

78Brussels Noir2016Buy ↗

79Mississippi Noir2016Buy ↗

80St. Louis Noir2016Buy ↗

81Prague Noir2016Buy ↗

82San Juan Noir2016Buy ↗

83Oakland Noir2017Buy ↗

84Trinidad Noir: The Classics2017Buy ↗

85Atlanta Noir2017Buy ↗

86New Haven Noir2017Buy ↗

87Montana Noir2017Buy ↗

88Buenos Aires Noir2017Buy ↗

89Montreal Noir2017Buy ↗

90Berlin Noir2018Buy ↗

91S�o Paulo Noir2018Buy ↗

92Santa Cruz Noir2018Buy ↗

93Lagos Noir2018Buy ↗

94Marrakech Noir2018Buy ↗

95Baghdad Noir2018Buy ↗

96Vancouver Noir2018Buy ↗

97Sydney Noir2018Buy ↗

98Hong Kong Noir2018Buy ↗

99Amsterdam Noir2019Buy ↗

100Milwaukee Noir2019Buy ↗

101Houston Noir2019Buy ↗

102Nairobi Noir2020Buy ↗

103Columbus Noir2020Buy ↗

104Santa Fe Noir2020Buy ↗

105Alabama Noir2020Buy ↗

106Berkeley Noir2020Buy ↗

107Addis Ababa Noir2020Buy ↗

108Tampa Bay Noir2020Buy ↗

109Miami Noir: The Classics2020Buy ↗

110Accra Noir2020Buy ↗

111Belgrade Noir2020Buy ↗

112Palm Springs Noir2021Buy ↗

113Paris Noir: The Suburbs2022Buy ↗

114Denver Noir2022Buy ↗

115South Central Noir2022Buy ↗

116Cleveland Noir2023Buy ↗

117East Jerusalem Noir2023Buy ↗

118West Jerusalem Noir2023Buy ↗

119Honolulu Noir2024Buy ↗

120Sacramento Noir2025Buy ↗

121Hamburg Noir2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas11 books · 1936–2020

01The Curtain1936Buy ↗

02Try The Girl1937Buy ↗

03Mandarin's Jade1937Buy ↗

04Bay City Blues1938Buy ↗

05The Bronze Door1939Buy ↗

06No Crimes In The Mountains1941Buy ↗

07Professor Bingo's Snuff1951Buy ↗

08English Summer1976Buy ↗

09Goldfish1981Buy ↗

10The Man Who Liked Dogs1996Buy ↗

11I�ll Be Waiting2020Buy ↗

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