A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Philip Marlowe Books in Order

The complete Philip Marlowe reading order — 40 books from 1910–2022.

  1. 01 Elizabethan Drama 1910 Amazon — buy Elizabethan Drama Bookshop — buy Elizabethan Drama ThriftBooks — buy Elizabethan Drama eBooks.com — buy Elizabethan Drama
  2. 02 And morning in his eyes 1937 Amazon — buy And morning in his eyes Bookshop — buy And morning in his eyes ThriftBooks — buy And morning in his eyes eBooks.com — buy And morning in his eyes
  3. 03 Christopher Marlowe 1952 Amazon — buy Christopher Marlowe Bookshop — buy Christopher Marlowe ThriftBooks — buy Christopher Marlowe eBooks.com — buy Christopher Marlowe
  4. 04 Marlowe 1961 Amazon — buy Marlowe Bookshop — buy Marlowe ThriftBooks — buy Marlowe eBooks.com — buy Marlowe
  5. 05 Marlowe: Dr. Faustus 1962 Amazon — buy Marlowe: Dr. Faustus ThriftBooks — buy Marlowe: Dr. Faustus eBooks.com — buy Marlowe: Dr. Faustus
  6. 06 Gesammelte Detektivstories - um Philip Marlow und seine Vorlaufer Mit einen Vorswort des Autors Neu ubersetzt von Hans Wollschlager Diogenes 1976 Amazon — buy Gesammelte Detektivstories - um Philip Marlow und seine Vorlaufer Mit einen Vorswort des Autors Neu ubersetzt von Hans Wollschlager Diogenes Bookshop — buy Gesammelte Detektivstories - um Philip Marlow und seine Vorlaufer Mit einen Vorswort des Autors Neu ubersetzt von Hans Wollschlager Diogenes ThriftBooks — buy Gesammelte Detektivstories - um Philip Marlow und seine Vorlaufer Mit einen Vorswort des Autors Neu ubersetzt von Hans Wollschlager Diogenes eBooks.com — buy Gesammelte Detektivstories - um Philip Marlow und seine Vorlaufer Mit einen Vorswort des Autors Neu ubersetzt von Hans Wollschlager Diogenes
  7. 07 The Great Detectives 1981 Amazon — buy The Great Detectives Bookshop — buy The Great Detectives ThriftBooks — buy The Great Detectives eBooks.com — buy The Great Detectives
  8. 08 Chandlertown 1983 Amazon — buy Chandlertown Bookshop — buy Chandlertown ThriftBooks — buy Chandlertown eBooks.com — buy Chandlertown
  9. 09 High Window 1984 Amazon — buy High Window Bookshop — buy High Window ThriftBooks — buy High Window eBooks.com — buy High Window
  10. 10 ÜBER PHILIP MARLOWE 1984 Amazon — buy ÜBER PHILIP MARLOWE Bookshop — buy ÜBER PHILIP MARLOWE ThriftBooks — buy ÜBER PHILIP MARLOWE eBooks.com — buy ÜBER PHILIP MARLOWE
  11. 11 Four complete Philip Marlowe novels 1986 Amazon — buy Four complete Philip Marlowe novels Bookshop — buy Four complete Philip Marlowe novels ThriftBooks — buy Four complete Philip Marlowe novels eBooks.com — buy Four complete Philip Marlowe novels
  12. 12 Four Comp Philip Marlowe N 1986 Amazon — buy Four Comp Philip Marlowe N Bookshop — buy Four Comp Philip Marlowe N ThriftBooks — buy Four Comp Philip Marlowe N eBooks.com — buy Four Comp Philip Marlowe N
  13. 13 Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe 1988 Amazon — buy Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe Bookshop — buy Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe ThriftBooks — buy Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe eBooks.com — buy Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe
  14. 14 A detective in distress 1989 Amazon — buy A detective in distress Bookshop — buy A detective in distress ThriftBooks — buy A detective in distress eBooks.com — buy A detective in distress
  15. 15 From Howard Hawks to Robert Altman 1989 Amazon — buy From Howard Hawks to Robert Altman ThriftBooks — buy From Howard Hawks to Robert Altman eBooks.com — buy From Howard Hawks to Robert Altman
  16. 16 Le Retour de Philip Marlowe 1990 Amazon — buy Le Retour de Philip Marlowe Bookshop — buy Le Retour de Philip Marlowe ThriftBooks — buy Le Retour de Philip Marlowe eBooks.com — buy Le Retour de Philip Marlowe
  17. 17 Detective in Distress 1990 Amazon — buy Detective in Distress Bookshop — buy Detective in Distress ThriftBooks — buy Detective in Distress eBooks.com — buy Detective in Distress
  18. 18 Philip Marlowe Private Eye \ Mac C/Mac/Us 1997 Amazon — buy Philip Marlowe Private Eye \ Mac C/Mac/Us Bookshop — buy Philip Marlowe Private Eye \ Mac C/Mac/Us ThriftBooks — buy Philip Marlowe Private Eye \ Mac C/Mac/Us eBooks.com — buy Philip Marlowe Private Eye \ Mac C/Mac/Us
  19. 19 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe 1999 Amazon — buy The Adventures of Philip Marlowe Bookshop — buy The Adventures of Philip Marlowe ThriftBooks — buy The Adventures of Philip Marlowe eBooks.com — buy The Adventures of Philip Marlowe
  20. 20 Philip Marlowe 1999 Amazon — buy Philip Marlowe Bookshop — buy Philip Marlowe ThriftBooks — buy Philip Marlowe eBooks.com — buy Philip Marlowe
  21. 21 The Collected Later Poems Of Philip Marlowe 1999 Amazon — buy The Collected Later Poems Of Philip Marlowe Bookshop — buy The Collected Later Poems Of Philip Marlowe ThriftBooks — buy The Collected Later Poems Of Philip Marlowe eBooks.com — buy The Collected Later Poems Of Philip Marlowe
  22. 22 Philip Marlowe. Die kleine Schwester 2000 Amazon — buy Philip Marlowe. Die kleine Schwester Bookshop — buy Philip Marlowe. Die kleine Schwester ThriftBooks — buy Philip Marlowe. Die kleine Schwester eBooks.com — buy Philip Marlowe. Die kleine Schwester
  23. 23 Raymond Chandler's Marlowe 2003 Amazon — buy Raymond Chandler's Marlowe Bookshop — buy Raymond Chandler's Marlowe ThriftBooks — buy Raymond Chandler's Marlowe eBooks.com — buy Raymond Chandler's Marlowe
  24. 24 Tailing Philip Marlowe 2003 Amazon — buy Tailing Philip Marlowe Bookshop — buy Tailing Philip Marlowe ThriftBooks — buy Tailing Philip Marlowe eBooks.com — buy Tailing Philip Marlowe
  25. 25 Adventures of Philip Marlowe 2004 Amazon — buy Adventures of Philip Marlowe Bookshop — buy Adventures of Philip Marlowe ThriftBooks — buy Adventures of Philip Marlowe eBooks.com — buy Adventures of Philip Marlowe
  26. 26 Philip Marlowe Vol. 1 2004 Amazon — buy Philip Marlowe Vol. 1 Bookshop — buy Philip Marlowe Vol. 1 ThriftBooks — buy Philip Marlowe Vol. 1 eBooks.com — buy Philip Marlowe Vol. 1
  27. 27 Philip Marlowe's Guide to Life 2005 Amazon — buy Philip Marlowe's Guide to Life Bookshop — buy Philip Marlowe's Guide to Life ThriftBooks — buy Philip Marlowe's Guide to Life eBooks.com — buy Philip Marlowe's Guide to Life
  28. 28 Hardboiled blues 2005 Amazon — buy Hardboiled blues Bookshop — buy Hardboiled blues ThriftBooks — buy Hardboiled blues eBooks.com — buy Hardboiled blues
  29. 29 Marlowe: la hermana pequena/ Marlowe 2005 Amazon — buy Marlowe: la hermana pequena/ Marlowe Bookshop — buy Marlowe: la hermana pequena/ Marlowe ThriftBooks — buy Marlowe: la hermana pequena/ Marlowe eBooks.com — buy Marlowe: la hermana pequena/ Marlowe
  30. 30 Development of the Detective in American Hard-Boiled Fiction with Reference to Philip Marlowe in Raymond Chandler's the Curtain , Killer in Th 2007 Amazon — buy Development of the Detective in American Hard-Boiled Fiction with Reference to Philip Marlowe in Raymond Chandler's the Curtain , Killer in Th Bookshop — buy Development of the Detective in American Hard-Boiled Fiction with Reference to Philip Marlowe in Raymond Chandler's the Curtain , Killer in Th ThriftBooks — buy Development of the Detective in American Hard-Boiled Fiction with Reference to Philip Marlowe in Raymond Chandler's the Curtain , Killer in Th eBooks.com — buy Development of the Detective in American Hard-Boiled Fiction with Reference to Philip Marlowe in Raymond Chandler's the Curtain , Killer in Th
  31. 31 Les enquêtes de Philip Marlowe : Le grand sommeil ; Adieu, ma jolie ; La grande fenêtre ; La dame du lac ; La petite soeur ; The long Goodbye ; Playback 2013 Amazon — buy Les enquêtes de Philip Marlowe : Le grand sommeil ; Adieu, ma jolie ; La grande fenêtre ; La dame du lac ; La petite soeur ; The long Goodbye ; Playback Bookshop — buy Les enquêtes de Philip Marlowe : Le grand sommeil ; Adieu, ma jolie ; La grande fenêtre ; La dame du lac ; La petite soeur ; The long Goodbye ; Playback ThriftBooks — buy Les enquêtes de Philip Marlowe : Le grand sommeil ; Adieu, ma jolie ; La grande fenêtre ; La dame du lac ; La petite soeur ; The long Goodbye ; Playback eBooks.com — buy Les enquêtes de Philip Marlowe : Le grand sommeil ; Adieu, ma jolie ; La grande fenêtre ; La dame du lac ; La petite soeur ; The long Goodbye ; Playback
  32. 32 The Black Eyed Blonde 2014 Amazon — buy The Black Eyed Blonde Bookshop — buy The Black Eyed Blonde ThriftBooks — buy The Black Eyed Blonde eBooks.com — buy The Black Eyed Blonde
  33. 33 Mighty Marlow 2016 Amazon — buy Mighty Marlow Bookshop — buy Mighty Marlow ThriftBooks — buy Mighty Marlow eBooks.com — buy Mighty Marlow
  34. 34 Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe, the Little Sister 2017 Amazon — buy Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe, the Little Sister Bookshop — buy Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe, the Little Sister ThriftBooks — buy Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe, the Little Sister eBooks.com — buy Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe, the Little Sister
  35. 35 Mit Philip Marlowe Auf Dem Friedhof der Kuscheltiere 2017 Amazon — buy Mit Philip Marlowe Auf Dem Friedhof der Kuscheltiere Bookshop — buy Mit Philip Marlowe Auf Dem Friedhof der Kuscheltiere ThriftBooks — buy Mit Philip Marlowe Auf Dem Friedhof der Kuscheltiere eBooks.com — buy Mit Philip Marlowe Auf Dem Friedhof der Kuscheltiere
  36. 36 Only to Sleep 2018 Amazon — buy Only to Sleep Bookshop — buy Only to Sleep ThriftBooks — buy Only to Sleep eBooks.com — buy Only to Sleep
  37. 37 Philip Marlowe, Private Eye Trivia Crossword Word Search Activity Puzzle Book 2018 Amazon — buy Philip Marlowe, Private Eye Trivia Crossword Word Search Activity Puzzle Book Bookshop — buy Philip Marlowe, Private Eye Trivia Crossword Word Search Activity Puzzle Book ThriftBooks — buy Philip Marlowe, Private Eye Trivia Crossword Word Search Activity Puzzle Book eBooks.com — buy Philip Marlowe, Private Eye Trivia Crossword Word Search Activity Puzzle Book
  38. 38 Philip Marlowe, Private Eye Sudoku Crossword Word Search Activity Puzzle Book 2018 Amazon — buy Philip Marlowe, Private Eye Sudoku Crossword Word Search Activity Puzzle Book Bookshop — buy Philip Marlowe, Private Eye Sudoku Crossword Word Search Activity Puzzle Book ThriftBooks — buy Philip Marlowe, Private Eye Sudoku Crossword Word Search Activity Puzzle Book eBooks.com — buy Philip Marlowe, Private Eye Sudoku Crossword Word Search Activity Puzzle Book
  39. 39 Somia Philip Marlowe amb xais elèctrics? 2021 Amazon — buy Somia Philip Marlowe amb xais elèctrics? Bookshop — buy Somia Philip Marlowe amb xais elèctrics? ThriftBooks — buy Somia Philip Marlowe amb xais elèctrics? eBooks.com — buy Somia Philip Marlowe amb xais elèctrics?
  40. 40 Goodbye Coast 2022 Amazon — buy Goodbye Coast Bookshop — buy Goodbye Coast ThriftBooks — buy Goodbye Coast eBooks.com — buy Goodbye Coast

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Elizabethan Drama 1910
2 And morning in his eyes 1937
3 Christopher Marlowe 1952
4 Marlowe 1961
5 Marlowe: Dr. Faustus 1962
6 Gesammelte Detektivstories - um Philip Marlow und seine Vorlaufer Mit einen Vorswort des Autors Neu ubersetzt von Hans Wollschlager Diogenes 1976
7 The Great Detectives 1981
8 Chandlertown 1983
9 High Window 1984
10 ÜBER PHILIP MARLOWE 1984
11 Four complete Philip Marlowe novels 1986
12 Four Comp Philip Marlowe N 1986
13 Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe 1988
14 A detective in distress 1989
15 From Howard Hawks to Robert Altman 1989
16 Le Retour de Philip Marlowe 1990
17 Detective in Distress 1990
18 Philip Marlowe Private Eye \ Mac C/Mac/Us 1997
19 The Adventures of Philip Marlowe 1999
20 Philip Marlowe 1999
21 The Collected Later Poems Of Philip Marlowe 1999
22 Philip Marlowe. Die kleine Schwester 2000
23 Raymond Chandler's Marlowe 2003
24 Tailing Philip Marlowe 2003
25 Adventures of Philip Marlowe 2004
26 Philip Marlowe Vol. 1 2004
27 Philip Marlowe's Guide to Life 2005
28 Hardboiled blues 2005
29 Marlowe: la hermana pequena/ Marlowe 2005
30 Development of the Detective in American Hard-Boiled Fiction with Reference to Philip Marlowe in Raymond Chandler's the Curtain , Killer in Th 2007
31 Les enquêtes de Philip Marlowe : Le grand sommeil ; Adieu, ma jolie ; La grande fenêtre ; La dame du lac ; La petite soeur ; The long Goodbye ; Playback 2013
32 The Black Eyed Blonde 2014
33 Mighty Marlow 2016
34 Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe, the Little Sister 2017
35 Mit Philip Marlowe Auf Dem Friedhof der Kuscheltiere 2017
36 Only to Sleep 2018
37 Philip Marlowe, Private Eye Trivia Crossword Word Search Activity Puzzle Book 2018
38 Philip Marlowe, Private Eye Sudoku Crossword Word Search Activity Puzzle Book 2018
39 Somia Philip Marlowe amb xais elèctrics? 2021
40 Goodbye Coast 2022

Philip Marlowe reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Elizabethan Drama (1910). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Philip Marlowe — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Philip Marlowe books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1910–2022.

What is the newest Philip Marlowe book?

Goodbye Coast, published in 2022.