The simple art of murder / Raymond Chandler.
Material type:
TextSeries: Vintage crimePublication details: New York : Vintage Books, 1988, c1950.Edition: 1st Vintage Books edDescription: 377 p. ; 21 cmISBN: - 0394757653 :
- 9780394757650
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adult Book
|
Main Library | Mystery | Chandler, Raymond | Available | 33111005405689 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The renowned novel from crime fiction master Raymond Chandler, with the "quintessential urban private eye" ( Los Angeles Times ), Philip Marlowe * Featuring the iconic character that inspired the forthcoming film Marlowe, starring Liam Neeson
In The Simple Art of Murder, which was prefaced by the famous Atlantic Monthly essay of the same name, noir master Raymond Chandler argues the virtues of the hard-boiled detective novel, and this collection, mostly drawn from stories he wrote for the pulps, demonstrates Chandler's imaginative, entertaining facility with the form. Included are the classic stories "Spanish Blood," Pearls Are a Nuisance," and "Guns at Cyrano's," among others.
Reprint. Originally published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1950.
The simple art of murder: an essay -- Spanish blood -- I'll be waiting -- the king in yellow -- Pearls are a nuisance -- Pickup on Noon Street -- Smart-aleck kill -- Guns at Cyrano's -- Nevada gas.