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The Simple Art of Murder by Chandler, Raymond is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Simple Art of Murder about?
In <i>The Simple Art of Murder, </i>which was prefaced by the famous <i>Atlantic Monthly</i> essay of the same name, noir master Raymond Chandler argues the virtues of the hard-boiled detective novel, and this collection, mostly drawn from stories he wrote for the pulps, demonstrates Chandler's imaginative, entertaining facility with the form. Included are the classic stories "Spanish Blood," Pearls Are a Nuisance," and "Guns at Cyrano's," among others.
Who reads The Simple Art of Murder?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Chandler, Raymond
- Publisher
- Random House, Incorporated
- Published
- 1988
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780394757650
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, Short Stories (Single Author)
- Rating
- 4.16 / 5 (4,405 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
Other editions & translations
- The Simple Art of Murder (1944)
- The Simple Act of Murder (1950)
- The Simple Art of Murder (2013)
- The Simple Art of Murder (2002)
- Chandler, Raymond- The Simple Art of Murder (2013)
- The Simple Art of Murder (1950)
- The Simple Act of Murder (2013)
- فن القتل البسيط [Arabic] (2002)
- The Simple Art of Murder (1939)
- El Simple Arte de Matar. (1980)
- The Simple Art of Murder (Philip Marlowe) (1968)
- The Simple Art of Murder (1972)
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