Chandler salvages screenplay for one more Marlowe novel, ‘Playback’ (1958)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Though it’s the slightest Marlowe novel, it still gives us the goods we’ve come to expect.
Raymond Chandler
Chandler salvages screenplay for one more Marlowe novel, ‘Playback’ (1958)
Marlowe actually makes friends in ‘The Long Goodbye’ (1953)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): However, that doesn’t turn his life or his job into a breeze in Raymond Chandler’s meatiest novel.
People aren’t what they seem in ‘The Little Sister’ (1949)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): This decent mystery is a stronger character piece and behavior analysis from Chandler.
‘Lady in the Lake’ (1943) won’t leave reader high and dry
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): His skill at characters and prose already in place, Chandler now delivers his best page-turning mystery to this point.
With ‘The High Window’ (1942), Chandler sets a high bar
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Plot and characters make a big leap without sacrificing style in the third Marlowe novel.
Chandler makes Marlowe human in ‘Farewell, My Lovely’ (1940)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): In the second Marlowe novel, the detective is more grounded than he is superhero-ish.
‘The Big Sleep’ (1946) goes from elite novel to respectable film
Sleuthing Sunday (Movie review): Though it won’t cause narcolepsy, Hawks’ film is too hampered by censorial limitations to totally capture Chandler’s vibe.
It’s easy to stay alert for Chandler’s ‘The Big Sleep’ (1939)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): The author smoothly takes the baton from Dashiell Hammett in the first of his seven Marlowe novels.
‘Double Indemnity’ (1944) a deliberate classic of film noir
Wilder Wednesday (Movie review): Stiffer than Wilder’s later masterpieces, his adaptation of Cain’s novel helps stamp a genre into public consciousness.
‘Strangers on a Train’ (1951) a first-class suspenser
On a Hitchcock kick (Movie review): Guy’s situation of having a bothersome person sit next to him is relatable but extreme in this classic thriller.