Title: Killer in the rain
First published: 1964
Description: It was in the pulp detective magazines of the 1930s that Raymond Chandler's 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 hoodlum's 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.
Subjects: English Short stories, Fiction, Mystery, Short stories, English, Detective and mystery stories, California, fiction, Los angeles (calif.), fiction, Marlowe, philip (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiled, Private investigators, fiction
Places: Los Angeles (Calif.)
LC classification: PZ3.C3639 Ki, PS3505.H3224 Ki