Raymond Chandler

Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) was an American author of crime stories and novels. His influence on modern crime fiction has been immense, particularly in the writing style and attitudes that much of the field has adopted over the last 60 years.

External links

• The Raymond Chandler website
• The IMDb entry on Chandler
• Raymond Chandler at Thrilling Detective
• Bibliography of UK 1st Editions
• The Opposite of Showbusiness A play by Jim Grover about how Raymond Chandler became a writer.