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.
- ISBN10 5551116190
- ISBN13 9785551116196
- Publish Date 11 June 2002 (first published 1 January 1977)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Imprint Alfred A. Knopf
- Format eBook
- Language English