Late novelist and screenwriter Raymond Chandler’s last book, “Playback,” is set in the fictitious town Esmerelda, but those who read it will find some striking similarities to La Jolla. Esmerelda, ...

In the annals of crime fiction, Raymond Chandler is one of the giants, so Raymond Chandler's Trouble is My Business is adapted into a graphic novel, may questions arise, including "Is this necessary?" ...

Chandler, best remembered for his hard-boiled detective novels, also wrote poetry. The poem, “Requiem,” was among papers his family donated to the University of Oxford in the 1980s. By Victor Mather ...

Near the bottom of a list of things crime fiction writer Raymond Chandler hated is that ubiquitous Los Angeles demographic: “actors.” The list, simply titled “THINGS I HATE,” is one of dozens of ...

NEW YORK — In his dreams, Raymond Chandler could conjure tales as unsettling as some of his greatest novels, as if haunted by the spirits of Kafka and Edgar Allan Poe. “Nightmare,” a brief and rarely ...

All Things Considered hosts are asking their favorite writers about their favorite writers. Ailsa Chang talks with novelist Steph Cha about her favorite novel, "The Long Goodbye" by Raymond Chandler.

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