The Raymond Chandler Papers Selected Letters and Nonfiction, 1909-1959

These papers brings together the correspondence and other previously uncollected writing of America's undisputed master of crime fiction and creator of the iconic private eye Phillip Marlowe, revealing aspects of the artist's powerful personality and broad intellectual curiosity. "For the Chandler fan, "The Raymond Chandler Papers" ... is a treasure-trove."--David Lehman, The "New York Times Book Review"