Book description
Killer in the Rain collects together eight classic short
stories by Raymond Chandler.
It was in the pulp detective magazines of the 1930s that
Raymond Chandler's definitive take on the hard-boiled detective story
first appeared. Here then, from the well-thumbed pages of 'Black Mask'
and 'Dime Detective Magazine', are eight of his finest stories
including 'The Man Who Liked Dogs', 'The Lady in the Lake' and 'Bay
City Blues'. Sharper than a hoodlum's switchblade, more exciting than
an unexpected red-head and stronger than a double shot of whisky, they
are packed full of the punchy poetry and laconic wit that makes
Chandler the undisputed master of his genre.
'Anything Chandler writes about grips the mind from the first
sentence' Daily Telegraph
'One of the greatest crime writers, who set standards others still
try to attain' Sunday Times
'Chandler is an original stylist, creator of a character as immortal
as Sherlock Holmes' Anthony Burgess
Best-known as the creator of the original private eye, Philip
Marlowe, Raymond Chandler was born in Chicago in 1888 and died in
1959. Many of his books have been adapted for the screen, and he is
widely regarded as one of the very greatest writers of detective
fiction. His books include The Big Sleep, The Little
Sister, Farewell, My Lovely, The Long Good-bye,
The Lady in the Lake, Playback, Killer in the
Rain, The High Window and Trouble is My Business.
Best-known as the creator of the original private eye, Philip
Marlowe, Raymond Chandler was born in Chicago in 1888 and died in 1959.
Many of his books have been adapted for the screen, and he is widely
regarded as one of the very greatest writers of detective fiction.
