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Raymond Chandler Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Raymond Chandler in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 164 books / 6 series

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.

Books by Raymond Chandler in Publication Order

1933 Stories and Early Novels POoNB / 1 Buy
1936 The Curtain POoSS / 1 Buy
1937 Try The Girl POoSS / 2 Buy
1937 Mandarin's Jade POoSS / 3 Buy
1938 Bay City Blues POoSS / 4 Buy
1939 The Big Sleep POoPMB / 1 Buy
1939 The Bronze Door POoSS / 5 Buy
1940 Farewell, My Lovely POoPMB / 2 Buy
1941 No Crimes In The Mountains POoSS / 6 Buy
1942 The High Window POoPMB / 3 Buy
1943 The Lady in the Lake POoPMB / 4 Buy
1944 Five Murders POoSSC / 1 Buy
1944 Double Indemnity(With: Billy Wilder) POoSB / 1 Buy
1945 Five Sinister Characters POoSSC / 2 Buy
1946 Red Wind POoSSC / 3 Buy
1946 Spanish Blood POoSSC / 4 Buy
1947 The Finger Man POoSSC / 5 Buy
1949 The Little Sister POoPMB / 5 Buy
1950 The Simple Art of Murder POoSSC / 6 Buy
1950 Trouble is My Business POoSSC / 7 Buy
1951 Professor Bingo's Snuff POoSS / 7 Buy
1952 Pickup on Noon Street POoSSC / 8 Buy
1953 The Long Goodbye POoPMB / 6 Buy
1953 Smart-Aleck Kill POoSSC / 9 Buy
1958 Playback POoPMB / 7 Buy
1958 Pearls are a Nuisance POoSSC / 10 Buy
1964 Killer in the Rain POoSSC / 11 Buy
1965 The Smell of Fear POoSSC / 12 Buy
1976 The Notebooks of Raymond Chandler POoNB / 2 Buy
1976 The Blue Dahlia POoSB / 2 Buy
1976 English Summer POoSS / 8 Buy
1981 Selected Letters POoNB / 3 Buy
1981 Goldfish POoSS / 9 Buy
1989 Poodle Springs(With: Robert B. Parker) POoPMB / 8 Buy
1991 Perchance to Dream(By: Robert B. Parker) POoPMB / 9 Buy
1995 Later Novels and Other Writings POoNB / 4 Buy
1996 The Man Who Liked Dogs POoSS / 10 Buy
2002 San Francisco Noir POoANB / 1 Buy
2003 Seattle Noir POoANB / 2 Buy
2003 Bronx Noir POoANB / 3 Buy
2004 Brooklyn Noir POoANB / 4 Buy
2004 Hasidic Noir POoANB / 5 Buy
2005 Brooklyn Noir 2 POoANB / 6 Buy
2005 Chicago Noir POoANB / 7 Buy
2005 Dublin Noir POoANB / 8 Buy
2006 Manhattan Noir POoANB / 9 Buy
2006 Miami Noir POoANB / 10 Buy
2006 D.C. Noir POoANB / 11 Buy
2006 Baltimore Noir POoANB / 12 Buy
2006 Twin Cities Noir POoANB / 13 Buy
2006 London Noir POoANB / 14 Buy
2007 New Orleans Noir POoANB / 15 Buy
2007 Los Angeles Noir POoANB / 16 Buy
2007 Wall Street Noir POoANB / 17 Buy
2007 Havana Noir POoANB / 18 Buy
2007 Detroit Noir POoANB / 19 Buy
2008 Queens Noir POoANB / 20 Buy
2008 Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth POoANB / 21 Buy
2008 Toronto Noir POoANB / 22 Buy
2008 Las Vegas Noir POoANB / 23 Buy
2008 Trinidad Noir POoANB / 24 Buy
2008 D.C. Noir 2 POoANB / 25 Buy
2008 Manhattan Noir 2 POoANB / 26 Buy
2008 Paris Noir POoANB / 27 Buy
2008 Istanbul Noir POoANB / 28 Buy
2009 Boston Noir POoANB / 29 Buy
2009 Rome Noir POoANB / 30 Buy
2009 San Francisco Noir 2 POoANB / 31 Buy
2009 Portland Noir POoANB / 32 Buy
2009 Delhi Noir POoANB / 33 Buy
2009 Phoenix Noir POoANB / 34 Buy
2010 Los Angeles Noir 2 POoANB / 35 Buy
2010 Mexico City Noir POoANB / 36 Buy
2010 Richmond Noir POoANB / 37 Buy
2010 Orange County Noir POoANB / 38 Buy
2010 Indian Country Noir POoANB / 39 Buy
2010 Moscow Noir POoANB / 40 Buy
2010 Lone Star Noir POoANB / 41 Buy
2010 Philadelphia Noir POoANB / 42 Buy
2010 Haiti Noir POoANB / 43 Buy
2010 Copenhagen Noir POoANB / 44 Buy
2011 Pittsburgh Noir POoANB / 45 Buy
2011 San Diego Noir POoANB / 46 Buy
2011 Barcelona Noir POoANB / 47 Buy
2011 Cape Cod Noir POoANB / 48 Buy
2011 New Jersey Noir POoANB / 49 Buy
2012 Staten Island Noir POoANB / 50 Buy
2012 Mumbai Noir POoANB / 51 Buy
2012 Long Island Noir POoANB / 52 Buy
2012 Venice Noir POoANB / 53 Buy
2012 Kingston Noir POoANB / 54 Buy
2012 St. Petersburg Noir POoANB / 55 Buy
2012 Kansas City Noir POoANB / 56 Buy
2012 Boston Noir 2 POoANB / 57 Buy
2013 USA Noir POoANB / 58 Buy
2013 Manila Noir POoANB / 59 Buy
2013 Buffalo Noir POoANB / 60 Buy
2013 Dallas Noir POoANB / 61 Buy
2013 Haiti Noir 2 POoANB / 62 Buy
2014 The World of Raymond Chandler POoNB / 5 Buy
2014 The Black-Eyed Blonde / Marlowe(By: Benjamin Black) POoPMB / 10 Buy
2014 Singapore Noir POoANB / 63 Buy
2014 Prison Noir POoANB / 64 Buy
2014 Tel Aviv Noir POoANB / 65 Buy
2014 Tehran Noir POoANB / 66 Buy
2014 Belfast Noir POoANB / 67 Buy
2014 Helsinki Noir POoANB / 68 Buy
2014 Rio Noir POoANB / 69 Buy
2015 Providence Noir POoANB / 70 Buy
2015 Chicago Noir: The Classics POoANB / 71 Buy
2015 Memphis Noir POoANB / 72 Buy
2015 Zagreb Noir POoANB / 73 Buy
2015 Marseille Noir POoANB / 74 Buy
2015 Beirut Noir POoANB / 75 Buy
2016 New Orleans Noir: The Classics POoANB / 76 Buy
2016 Stockholm Noir POoANB / 77 Buy
2016 Brussels Noir POoANB / 78 Buy
2016 Mississippi Noir POoANB / 79 Buy
2016 St. Louis Noir POoANB / 80 Buy
2016 Prague Noir POoANB / 81 Buy
2016 San Juan Noir POoANB / 82 Buy
2017 Oakland Noir POoANB / 83 Buy
2017 Trinidad Noir: The Classics POoANB / 84 Buy
2017 Atlanta Noir POoANB / 85 Buy
2017 New Haven Noir POoANB / 86 Buy
2017 Montana Noir POoANB / 87 Buy
2017 Buenos Aires Noir POoANB / 88 Buy
2017 Montreal Noir POoANB / 89 Buy
2018 Only to Sleep(By: Lawrence Osborne) POoPMB / 11 Buy
2018 Berlin Noir POoANB / 90 Buy
2018 S’o Paulo Noir POoANB / 91 Buy
2018 Santa Cruz Noir POoANB / 92 Buy
2018 Lagos Noir POoANB / 93 Buy
2018 Marrakech Noir POoANB / 94 Buy
2018 Baghdad Noir POoANB / 95 Buy
2018 Vancouver Noir POoANB / 96 Buy
2018 Sydney Noir POoANB / 97 Buy
2018 Hong Kong Noir POoANB / 98 Buy
2019 Amsterdam Noir POoANB / 99 Buy
2019 Milwaukee Noir POoANB / 100 Buy
2019 Houston Noir POoANB / 101 Buy
2020 I’ll Be Waiting POoSS / 11 Buy
2020 Nairobi Noir POoANB / 102 Buy
2020 Columbus Noir POoANB / 103 Buy
2020 Santa Fe Noir POoANB / 104 Buy
2020 Alabama Noir POoANB / 105 Buy
2020 Berkeley Noir POoANB / 106 Buy
2020 Addis Ababa Noir POoANB / 107 Buy
2020 Tampa Bay Noir POoANB / 108 Buy
2020 Miami Noir: The Classics POoANB / 109 Buy
2020 Accra Noir POoANB / 110 Buy
2020 Belgrade Noir POoANB / 111 Buy
2021 Palm Springs Noir POoANB / 112 Buy
2022 The Goodbye Coast(By: Joe Ide) POoPMB / 12 Buy
2022 Paris Noir: The Suburbs POoANB / 113 Buy
2022 Denver Noir POoANB / 114 Buy
2022 South Central Noir POoANB / 115 Buy
2023 The Second Murderer(By: Denise Mina) POoPMB / 13 Buy
2023 Cleveland Noir POoANB / 116 Buy
2023 East Jerusalem Noir POoANB / 117 Buy
2023 West Jerusalem Noir POoANB / 118 Buy
2024 Honolulu Noir POoANB / 119 Buy
2025 Sacramento Noir POoANB / 120 Buy
2025 Hamburg Noir POoANB / 121 Buy

Complete Raymond Chandler Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Philip Marlowe Reading Order 13 books / 1939-2023
01 The Big Sleep 1939 Buy
02 Farewell, My Lovely 1940 Buy
03 The High Window 1942 Buy
04 The Lady in the Lake 1943 Buy
05 The Little Sister 1949 Buy
06 The Long Goodbye 1953 Buy
07 Playback 1958 Buy
08 Poodle Springs(With: Robert B. Parker) 1989 Buy
09 Perchance to Dream(By: Robert B. Parker) 1991 Buy
10 The Black-Eyed Blonde / Marlowe(By: Benjamin Black) 2014 Buy
11 Only to Sleep(By: Lawrence Osborne) 2018 Buy
12 The Goodbye Coast(By: Joe Ide) 2022 Buy
13 The Second Murderer(By: Denise Mina) 2023 Buy
Screenplays Reading Order 2 books / 1944-1976
01 Double Indemnity(With: Billy Wilder) 1944 Buy
02 The Blue Dahlia 1976 Buy
01 Five Murders 1944 Buy
02 Five Sinister Characters 1945 Buy
03 Red Wind 1946 Buy
04 Spanish Blood 1946 Buy
05 The Finger Man 1947 Buy
06 The Simple Art of Murder 1950 Buy
07 Trouble is My Business 1950 Buy
08 Pickup on Noon Street 1952 Buy
09 Smart-Aleck Kill 1953 Buy
10 Pearls are a Nuisance 1958 Buy
11 Killer in the Rain 1964 Buy
12 The Smell of Fear 1965 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 5 books / 1933-2014
01 Stories and Early Novels 1933 Buy
02 The Notebooks of Raymond Chandler 1976 Buy
03 Selected Letters 1981 Buy
04 Later Novels and Other Writings 1995 Buy
05 The World of Raymond Chandler 2014 Buy
Akashic Noir Reading Order 121 books / 2002-2025
01 San Francisco Noir 2002 Buy
02 Seattle Noir 2003 Buy
03 Bronx Noir 2003 Buy
04 Brooklyn Noir 2004 Buy
05 Hasidic Noir 2004 Buy
06 Brooklyn Noir 2 2005 Buy
07 Chicago Noir 2005 Buy
08 Dublin Noir 2005 Buy
09 Manhattan Noir 2006 Buy
10 Miami Noir 2006 Buy
11 D.C. Noir 2006 Buy
12 Baltimore Noir 2006 Buy
13 Twin Cities Noir 2006 Buy
14 London Noir 2006 Buy
15 New Orleans Noir 2007 Buy
16 Los Angeles Noir 2007 Buy
17 Wall Street Noir 2007 Buy
18 Havana Noir 2007 Buy
19 Detroit Noir 2007 Buy
20 Queens Noir 2008 Buy
21 Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth 2008 Buy
22 Toronto Noir 2008 Buy
23 Las Vegas Noir 2008 Buy
24 Trinidad Noir 2008 Buy
25 D.C. Noir 2 2008 Buy
26 Manhattan Noir 2 2008 Buy
27 Paris Noir 2008 Buy
28 Istanbul Noir 2008 Buy
29 Boston Noir 2009 Buy
30 Rome Noir 2009 Buy
31 San Francisco Noir 2 2009 Buy
32 Portland Noir 2009 Buy
33 Delhi Noir 2009 Buy
34 Phoenix Noir 2009 Buy
35 Los Angeles Noir 2 2010 Buy
36 Mexico City Noir 2010 Buy
37 Richmond Noir 2010 Buy
38 Orange County Noir 2010 Buy
39 Indian Country Noir 2010 Buy
40 Moscow Noir 2010 Buy
41 Lone Star Noir 2010 Buy
42 Philadelphia Noir 2010 Buy
43 Haiti Noir 2010 Buy
44 Copenhagen Noir 2010 Buy
45 Pittsburgh Noir 2011 Buy
46 San Diego Noir 2011 Buy
47 Barcelona Noir 2011 Buy
48 Cape Cod Noir 2011 Buy
49 New Jersey Noir 2011 Buy
50 Staten Island Noir 2012 Buy
51 Mumbai Noir 2012 Buy
52 Long Island Noir 2012 Buy
53 Venice Noir 2012 Buy
54 Kingston Noir 2012 Buy
55 St. Petersburg Noir 2012 Buy
56 Kansas City Noir 2012 Buy
57 Boston Noir 2 2012 Buy
58 USA Noir 2013 Buy
59 Manila Noir 2013 Buy
60 Buffalo Noir 2013 Buy
61 Dallas Noir 2013 Buy
62 Haiti Noir 2 2013 Buy
63 Singapore Noir 2014 Buy
64 Prison Noir 2014 Buy
65 Tel Aviv Noir 2014 Buy
66 Tehran Noir 2014 Buy
67 Belfast Noir 2014 Buy
68 Helsinki Noir 2014 Buy
69 Rio Noir 2014 Buy
70 Providence Noir 2015 Buy
71 Chicago Noir: The Classics 2015 Buy
72 Memphis Noir 2015 Buy
73 Zagreb Noir 2015 Buy
74 Marseille Noir 2015 Buy
75 Beirut Noir 2015 Buy
76 New Orleans Noir: The Classics 2016 Buy
77 Stockholm Noir 2016 Buy
78 Brussels Noir 2016 Buy
79 Mississippi Noir 2016 Buy
80 St. Louis Noir 2016 Buy
81 Prague Noir 2016 Buy
82 San Juan Noir 2016 Buy
83 Oakland Noir 2017 Buy
84 Trinidad Noir: The Classics 2017 Buy
85 Atlanta Noir 2017 Buy
86 New Haven Noir 2017 Buy
87 Montana Noir 2017 Buy
88 Buenos Aires Noir 2017 Buy
89 Montreal Noir 2017 Buy
90 Berlin Noir 2018 Buy
91 S’o Paulo Noir 2018 Buy
92 Santa Cruz Noir 2018 Buy
93 Lagos Noir 2018 Buy
94 Marrakech Noir 2018 Buy
95 Baghdad Noir 2018 Buy
96 Vancouver Noir 2018 Buy
97 Sydney Noir 2018 Buy
98 Hong Kong Noir 2018 Buy
99 Amsterdam Noir 2019 Buy
100 Milwaukee Noir 2019 Buy
101 Houston Noir 2019 Buy
102 Nairobi Noir 2020 Buy
103 Columbus Noir 2020 Buy
104 Santa Fe Noir 2020 Buy
105 Alabama Noir 2020 Buy
106 Berkeley Noir 2020 Buy
107 Addis Ababa Noir 2020 Buy
108 Tampa Bay Noir 2020 Buy
109 Miami Noir: The Classics 2020 Buy
110 Accra Noir 2020 Buy
111 Belgrade Noir 2020 Buy
112 Palm Springs Noir 2021 Buy
113 Paris Noir: The Suburbs 2022 Buy
114 Denver Noir 2022 Buy
115 South Central Noir 2022 Buy
116 Cleveland Noir 2023 Buy
117 East Jerusalem Noir 2023 Buy
118 West Jerusalem Noir 2023 Buy
119 Honolulu Noir 2024 Buy
120 Sacramento Noir 2025 Buy
121 Hamburg Noir 2025 Buy
01 The Curtain 1936 Buy
02 Try The Girl 1937 Buy
03 Mandarin's Jade 1937 Buy
04 Bay City Blues 1938 Buy
05 The Bronze Door 1939 Buy
06 No Crimes In The Mountains 1941 Buy
07 Professor Bingo's Snuff 1951 Buy
08 English Summer 1976 Buy
09 Goldfish 1981 Buy
10 The Man Who Liked Dogs 1996 Buy
11 I’ll Be Waiting 2020 Buy

Where to start with Raymond Chandler

What is the best order to read Raymond Chandler books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data. Publication years and series order are shown when available.