KnowraRaymond ChandlerLinked fromLinked fromThe 14 pages that link to Raymond Chandler, each with the reason it gives.All 14Related 11Compared with 3Film noirRelated: His dialogue and morally compromised Los Angeles helped define noir’s literary atmosphere.Hardboiled fictionRelated: His metaphor-rich voice expanded hardboiled fiction beyond the spare style associated with Hammett.Dashiell HammettCompared with: Chandler admired Hammett but made the detective’s voice more lyrical and morally introspective.Mystery fictionRelated: His investigator’s voice and urban settings expanded mystery beyond clue-based puzzles.Double IndemnityRelated: His dialogue and Wilder’s collaboration turned Cain’s compressed story into a feature-length script.Philip MarloweRelated: Chandler created Marlowe and wrote all seven Marlowe novels.The Big SleepRelated: Chandler wrote the source novel and contributed dialogue to the film’s screenplay.Haruki MurakamiRelated: Murakami has cited Chandler’s detective fiction among the influences on his prose and storytelling.Patricia HighsmithRelated: Chandler co-wrote the screenplay for Hitchcock’s adaptation of Strangers on a Train.Jonathan LethemRelated: Chandler’s detective tradition is among the forms Lethem recasts in Motherless Brooklyn.Ross MacdonaldCompared with: Chandler’s lyrical, urban detective fiction offers a major comparison for Macdonald’s family-centered mysteries.James EllroyRelated: Chandler’s Los Angeles crime writing is a major predecessor to Ellroy’s city novels.Mickey SpillaneCompared with: Chandler’s irony and elaborate prose offer a stylistic counterpoint to Spillane’s blunt narration.Veronica LakeRelated: His screenplay for The Blue Dahlia gave Lake a leading role in a major postwar noir.