Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe: a Centennial Celebration

First edition (publ. Knopf)

Edited by Byron Preiss, Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe: a Centennial Celebration (ISBN 0-394-57327-7) is an anthology of short stories collected for the centenary of Raymond Chandler's birth, in 1988.[1] Containing 23 stories[1] by such noted crime-writers as Robert B. Parker,[2] Sara Paretsky,[1] Loren D. Estleman,[1] Stuart M. Kaminsky,[3] and Ed Gorman[3] each tale takes place in one of the years that Philip Marlowe was active as a private eye (1935–1959). As well, the anthology includes The Pencil, Chandler's last Marlowe short story.[4]

Stories

Second Edition

A second edition, published in 1999, contained an additional two stories, as well as a new introduction by Robert B. Parker.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Turan, Kenneth (December 18, 1988). "The Raymond Chandler Lookalike Contest : RAYMOND CHANDLER'S PHILIP MARLOWE A Centennial Celebration, edited by Byron Preiss (Alfred A. Knopf: $18.95; 352 pp. 0-394-57327-7)". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  2. ^ Widdicombe, Toby (2001). A Reader's Guide to Raymond Chandler. ABC-Clio. p. 183. ISBN 9780313016523.
  3. ^ a b Murphy, B. (1999). The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 178. ISBN 9780230107359.
  4. ^ Kabatchnik, Amnon (2012). Blood on the Stage, 1975-2000 - Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery, and Detection : an Annotated Repertoire. Scarecrow Press. p. 104. ISBN 9780810883543.