A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Raymond Chandler Books in Order

The complete Raymond Chandler reading order — 40 books from 1939–2020.

  1. 01 The Big Sleep 1939 Amazon — buy The Big Sleep Bookshop — buy The Big Sleep ThriftBooks — buy The Big Sleep eBooks.com — buy The Big Sleep
  2. 02 Farewell, My Lovely 1940 Amazon — buy Farewell, My Lovely Bookshop — buy Farewell, My Lovely ThriftBooks — buy Farewell, My Lovely eBooks.com — buy Farewell, My Lovely
  3. 03 The high window 1942 Amazon — buy The high window Bookshop — buy The high window ThriftBooks — buy The high window eBooks.com — buy The high window
  4. 04 The Lady in the Lake 1943 Amazon — buy The Lady in the Lake Bookshop — buy The Lady in the Lake ThriftBooks — buy The Lady in the Lake eBooks.com — buy The Lady in the Lake
  5. 05 The Little Sister 1949 Amazon — buy The Little Sister Bookshop — buy The Little Sister ThriftBooks — buy The Little Sister eBooks.com — buy The Little Sister
  6. 06 The simple art of murder 1950 Amazon — buy The simple art of murder Bookshop — buy The simple art of murder ThriftBooks — buy The simple art of murder eBooks.com — buy The simple art of murder
  7. 07 The Long Goodbye 1953 Amazon — buy The Long Goodbye Bookshop — buy The Long Goodbye ThriftBooks — buy The Long Goodbye eBooks.com — buy The Long Goodbye
  8. 08 The Raymond Chandler omnibus 1953 Amazon — buy The Raymond Chandler omnibus Bookshop — buy The Raymond Chandler omnibus ThriftBooks — buy The Raymond Chandler omnibus eBooks.com — buy The Raymond Chandler omnibus
  9. 09 Long Goodbye 1954 Amazon — buy Long Goodbye Bookshop — buy Long Goodbye ThriftBooks — buy Long Goodbye eBooks.com — buy Long Goodbye
  10. 10 Playback 1958 Amazon — buy Playback Bookshop — buy Playback ThriftBooks — buy Playback eBooks.com — buy Playback
  11. 11 Pearls are a nuisance 1958 Amazon — buy Pearls are a nuisance Bookshop — buy Pearls are a nuisance ThriftBooks — buy Pearls are a nuisance eBooks.com — buy Pearls are a nuisance
  12. 12 Smart-aleck kill 1958 Amazon — buy Smart-aleck kill Bookshop — buy Smart-aleck kill ThriftBooks — buy Smart-aleck kill eBooks.com — buy Smart-aleck kill
  13. 13 Raymond Chandler speaking 1962 Amazon — buy Raymond Chandler speaking Bookshop — buy Raymond Chandler speaking ThriftBooks — buy Raymond Chandler speaking eBooks.com — buy Raymond Chandler speaking
  14. 14 Killer in the rain 1964 Amazon — buy Killer in the rain Bookshop — buy Killer in the rain ThriftBooks — buy Killer in the rain eBooks.com — buy Killer in the rain
  15. 15 The smell of fear 1965 Amazon — buy The smell of fear Bookshop — buy The smell of fear ThriftBooks — buy The smell of fear eBooks.com — buy The smell of fear
  16. 16 Raymond Chandler 1968 Amazon — buy Raymond Chandler Bookshop — buy Raymond Chandler ThriftBooks — buy Raymond Chandler eBooks.com — buy Raymond Chandler
  17. 17 The midnight Raymond Chandler 1971 Amazon — buy The midnight Raymond Chandler Bookshop — buy The midnight Raymond Chandler ThriftBooks — buy The midnight Raymond Chandler eBooks.com — buy The midnight Raymond Chandler
  18. 18 Trouble Is My Business 1972 Amazon — buy Trouble Is My Business Bookshop — buy Trouble Is My Business ThriftBooks — buy Trouble Is My Business eBooks.com — buy Trouble Is My Business
  19. 19 The life of Raymond Chandler 1976 Amazon — buy The life of Raymond Chandler Bookshop — buy The life of Raymond Chandler ThriftBooks — buy The life of Raymond Chandler eBooks.com — buy The life of Raymond Chandler
  20. 20 The Notebooks of Raymond Chandler 1976 Amazon — buy The Notebooks of Raymond Chandler Bookshop — buy The Notebooks of Raymond Chandler ThriftBooks — buy The Notebooks of Raymond Chandler eBooks.com — buy The Notebooks of Raymond Chandler
  21. 21 The Blue Dahlia 1976 Amazon — buy The Blue Dahlia Bookshop — buy The Blue Dahlia ThriftBooks — buy The Blue Dahlia eBooks.com — buy The Blue Dahlia
  22. 22 The World of Raymond Chandler 1977 Amazon — buy The World of Raymond Chandler Bookshop — buy The World of Raymond Chandler ThriftBooks — buy The World of Raymond Chandler eBooks.com — buy The World of Raymond Chandler
  23. 23 Selected letters of Raymond Chandler 1981 Amazon — buy Selected letters of Raymond Chandler Bookshop — buy Selected letters of Raymond Chandler ThriftBooks — buy Selected letters of Raymond Chandler eBooks.com — buy Selected letters of Raymond Chandler
  24. 24 Raymond Chandler and film 1982 Amazon — buy Raymond Chandler and film Bookshop — buy Raymond Chandler and film ThriftBooks — buy Raymond Chandler and film eBooks.com — buy Raymond Chandler and film
  25. 25 Raymond Chandler in Hollywood 1983 Amazon — buy Raymond Chandler in Hollywood Bookshop — buy Raymond Chandler in Hollywood ThriftBooks — buy Raymond Chandler in Hollywood eBooks.com — buy Raymond Chandler in Hollywood
  26. 26 Raymond Chandler's unknown thriller 1985 Amazon — buy Raymond Chandler's unknown thriller Bookshop — buy Raymond Chandler's unknown thriller ThriftBooks — buy Raymond Chandler's unknown thriller eBooks.com — buy Raymond Chandler's unknown thriller
  27. 27 Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles 1987 Amazon — buy Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles Bookshop — buy Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles ThriftBooks — buy Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles eBooks.com — buy Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles
  28. 28 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
  29. 29 Poodle Springs 1989 Amazon — buy Poodle Springs Bookshop — buy Poodle Springs ThriftBooks — buy Poodle Springs eBooks.com — buy Poodle Springs
  30. 30 Little Sister 1989 Amazon — buy Little Sister Bookshop — buy Little Sister ThriftBooks — buy Little Sister eBooks.com — buy Little Sister
  31. 31 Perchance to Dream 1991 Amazon — buy Perchance to Dream Bookshop — buy Perchance to Dream ThriftBooks — buy Perchance to Dream eBooks.com — buy Perchance to Dream
  32. 32 Later novels and other writings 1995 Amazon — buy Later novels and other writings Bookshop — buy Later novels and other writings ThriftBooks — buy Later novels and other writings eBooks.com — buy Later novels and other writings
  33. 33 Raymond Chandler's "Goldfish" 1995 Amazon — buy Raymond Chandler's "Goldfish" Bookshop — buy Raymond Chandler's "Goldfish" ThriftBooks — buy Raymond Chandler's "Goldfish" eBooks.com — buy Raymond Chandler's "Goldfish"
  34. 34 The Raymond Chandler papers 2000 Amazon — buy The Raymond Chandler papers Bookshop — buy The Raymond Chandler papers ThriftBooks — buy The Raymond Chandler papers eBooks.com — buy The Raymond Chandler papers
  35. 35 Collected Stories 2002 Amazon — buy Collected Stories Bookshop — buy Collected Stories ThriftBooks — buy Collected Stories eBooks.com — buy Collected Stories
  36. 36 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
  37. 37 All that glitters 2004 Amazon — buy All that glitters Bookshop — buy All that glitters ThriftBooks — buy All that glitters eBooks.com — buy All that glitters
  38. 38 Lady in the Lake 2008 Amazon — buy Lady in the Lake Bookshop — buy Lady in the Lake ThriftBooks — buy Lady in the Lake eBooks.com — buy Lady in the Lake
  39. 39 High Window 2011 Amazon — buy High Window Bookshop — buy High Window ThriftBooks — buy High Window eBooks.com — buy High Window
  40. 40 Big Sleep 2020 Amazon — buy Big Sleep ThriftBooks — buy Big Sleep eBooks.com — buy Big Sleep

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 The Big Sleep 1939
2 Farewell, My Lovely 1940
3 The high window 1942
4 The Lady in the Lake 1943
5 The Little Sister 1949
6 The simple art of murder 1950
7 The Long Goodbye 1953
8 The Raymond Chandler omnibus 1953
9 Long Goodbye 1954
10 Playback 1958
11 Pearls are a nuisance 1958
12 Smart-aleck kill 1958
13 Raymond Chandler speaking 1962
14 Killer in the rain 1964
15 The smell of fear 1965
16 Raymond Chandler 1968
17 The midnight Raymond Chandler 1971
18 Trouble Is My Business 1972
19 The life of Raymond Chandler 1976
20 The Notebooks of Raymond Chandler 1976
21 The Blue Dahlia 1976
22 The World of Raymond Chandler 1977
23 Selected letters of Raymond Chandler 1981
24 Raymond Chandler and film 1982
25 Raymond Chandler in Hollywood 1983
26 Raymond Chandler's unknown thriller 1985
27 Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles 1987
28 Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe 1988
29 Poodle Springs 1989
30 Little Sister 1989
31 Perchance to Dream 1991
32 Later novels and other writings 1995
33 Raymond Chandler's "Goldfish" 1995
34 The Raymond Chandler papers 2000
35 Collected Stories 2002
36 Raymond Chandler's Marlowe 2003
37 All that glitters 2004
38 Lady in the Lake 2008
39 High Window 2011
40 Big Sleep 2020

Raymond Chandler reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with The Big Sleep (1939). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Raymond Chandler — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Raymond Chandler books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1939–2020.

What is the newest Raymond Chandler book?

Big Sleep, published in 2020.