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In The Simple Art of Murder, which was prefaced by the famous Atlantic Monthly 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.
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Prefaced by the famous "Atlantic Monthly essay of the same name, in which he argues the virtues of the hard-boiled detective novel, this collection mostly drawn from stories he wrote for the pulps demonstrates Chandler's imaginative, entertaining facility with the form.
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The Simple Art of Murder contains Raymond chandler's essay on the art detective stories and a collection of eight classic Chandler mysteries.
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- PublisherBallantine Books
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0345349377
- ISBN 13 9780345349378
- BindingPaperback
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ISBN 13: 9780345349378
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