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 edit
- The Perfect Crime by Max Allan Collins
- The Black-Eyed Blonde by Benjamin M. Schutz
- Gun Music by Loren D. Estleman
- Saving Grace by Joyce Harrington
- Malibu Tag Team by Jonathan Valin
- Sad-Eyed Blonde by Dick Lochte
- The Empty Sleeve by W. R. Philbrick
- Dealer's Choice by Sara Paretsky
- Red Rock by Julie Smith
- The Deepest South by Paco Ignacio Taibo II
- Consultation in the Dark by Francis M. Nevins Jr.
- In the Jungle of Cities by Roger L. Simon
- Star Bright by John Lutz
- Stardust Kill by Simon Brett
- Locker 246 by Robert J. Randisi
- Bitter Lemons by Stuart M. Kaminsky
- The Man Who Knew Dick Bong by Robert Crais
- Essence D'Orient by Edward D. Hoch
- In the Line of Duty by Jeremiah Healy
- The Alibi by Ed Gorman
- The Devil's Playground by James Grady
- Asia by Eric Van Lustbader
- Mice by Robert Campbell
- The Pencil by Raymond Chandler
Second Edition edit
A second edition, published in 1999, contained an additional two stories, as well as a new introduction by Robert B. Parker.
- Sixty-Four Squares by J. Madison Davis
- Summer in Idle Valley by Roger L. Simon
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ Widdicombe, Toby (2001). A Reader's Guide to Raymond Chandler. ABC-Clio. p. 183. ISBN 9780313016523.
- ^ a b Murphy, B. (1999). The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 178. ISBN 9780230107359.
- ^ 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.