Killer in the rain

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.)