Raymond Chandler · character-based novel series
Philip Marlowe books in order
Raymond Chandler's detective fiction series featuring private investigator Philip Marlowe, including the posthumous completion of Chandler's unfinished final novel by Robert B. Parker.
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Publication order
- 1
The Big SleepAmazon ↗Book 1 · novel · 1939
- 2
Farewell, My LovelyAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 1940
- 3
The High WindowAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 1942
- 4 The Lady in the LakeAmazon ↗
Book 4 · novel · 1943
- 5
The Little SisterAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 1949
- 6
The Long GoodbyeAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 1953
- 7
PlaybackAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 1958
- 8
Poodle SpringsAmazon ↗Book 8 · novel · 1989 Optional