Killer in the Rain

Killer in the Rain by Chandler, Raymond. mass_market edition. ISBN: 9780345320209.

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 Chandlers 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 hoodlums 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 TelegraphOne of the greatest crime writers, who set standards others still try to attain Sunday TimesChandler is an original stylist, creator of a character as immortal as Sherlock Holmes Anthony BurgessBest-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 .