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Raymond Chandler was the master practitioner of American hard-boiled crime fiction. Born in Chicago, he spent most of his boyhood and youth in England. He began writing fiction at the age of forty-five, and eventually published seven novels and one collection of stories. He died in La Jolla, California, on March 26, 1959.Martin Asher is Executive Vice President and Editor-in-Chief of Vintage/Anchor Books. He divides his time between Connecticut and New York City.