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  1. The Simple Art of Murder is the title of several quasi-connected publications by hard-boiled detective fiction author Raymond Chandler: The first, and arguably best-known, is a critical essay on detective fiction, originally published in The Atlantic Monthly in December 1944.

    • Raymond Chandler
    • 1950
  2. Dec 12, 1999 · The Simple Art of Murder. A new film, “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” revives the chilliest crime writer of them all. By Susannah Clapp. December 12, 1999. Highsmith: Graham Greene called her a...

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  3. Aug 12, 2009 · Mayfair Theatre. The simple art of murder. ian driscoll on August 12, 2009. When you come to see The Long Goodbye at the Mayfair (and for God’s sake, come see this film!), keep in mind the words Raymond Chandler wrote in his essay on detective fiction, “ The Simple Art of Murder “:

  4. “The Simple Art of Murder” is Chandler’s ode to hardboiled detective fiction. He often drubs his predecessors: “Sherlock Holmes after all is mostly an attitude and a few dozen lines of unforgettable dialogue.”

  5. Oct 5, 2018 · With Mercer Boffey, William Patrick Coleman, Mira Furlan, Stephen Graybill. When art gallery assistant Kate Miller meets the heir to a run-down estate, she stumbles upon a previously undiscovered masterpiece, and finds herself thrust into the high-stakes auction world of priceless art.

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    • Alex Merkin
    • 2018-10-05
  6. The Simple Art of Murder is a 1950 work of crime fiction and literary criticism written by Raymond Chandler, an American-British screenwriter and novelist. Chandler is credited with enormous stylistic influence on the canon of mystery fiction, and this work is considered seminal to its genre.

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  8. The Simple Art of Murder. Raymond Chandler. 4.13. 6,092 ratings277 reviews. Contains Chandler's essay on the art of detective stories and a collection of 8 classic Chandler mysteries. Genres Mystery Fiction Short Stories Crime Noir Detective Hard Boiled. ...more. 384 pages, Paperback. First published January 1, 1944. Book details & editions.

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