Order of Raymond Chandler Books
Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) was an American novelist as well as a screenwriter. He is best known for his hardboiled detective novels and stories (largely featuring Philip Marlowe) and influenced many people in different mediums, including authors Robert B. Parker, Robert Crais, Michael Connelly and filmmakers Quentin Tarantino and the Coen Brothers.
Although his first novel wasn’t published until 1939 (The Big Sleep), Chandler’s first work of fiction was the short story Blackmailers Don’t Shoot in 1933. Below is a list of all of Raymond Chandler’s novels in order of when they were originally published (and in chronological order):
Publication Order of Philip Marlowe Books
| The Big Sleep | (1939) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Farewell, My Lovely | (1940) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The High Window | (1942) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Lady in the Lake | (1943) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Little Sister | (1949) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Long Goodbye | (1953) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Playback | (1958) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Poodle Springs | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Perchance to Dream | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Black-Eyed Blonde / Marlowe | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| Only to Sleep | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Goodbye Coast | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
| The Second Murderer | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com | ||
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Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| The Curtain | (1936) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Try The Girl | (1937) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Mandarin's Jade | (1937) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bay City Blues | (1938) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Bronze Door | (1939) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| No Crimes In The Mountains | (1941) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Professor Bingo's Snuff | (1951) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| English Summer | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Goldfish | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Man Who Liked Dogs | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| I’ll Be Waiting | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| Five Murders | (1944) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Five Sinister Characters | (1945) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Red Wind | (1946) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Spanish Blood | (1946) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Finger Man | (1947) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Simple Art of Murder | (1950) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Trouble is My Business | (1950) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Pickup on Noon Street | (1952) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Smart-Aleck Kill | (1953) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Pearls are a Nuisance | (1958) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Killer in the Rain | (1964) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Smell of Fear | (1965) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Screenplays Books
| Double Indemnity | (1944) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Blue Dahlia | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| The Notebooks of Raymond Chandler | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Selected Letters | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The World of Raymond Chandler | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
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Note: Poodle Springs was completed by Robert B. Parker.
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