Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe: A Centennial Celebration

Authorized by the estate of the late Raymond Chandler, this volume reveals the missing life history and detective adventures of Philip Marlowe, one of the 20th century's most enduring and beloved characters. Marlowe is the quintessential American detective: cynical yet idealistic; romantic yet full of despair; a gentleman capable of rough violence. The final story in the volume is Raymond Chandler's last Marlowe adventure:The Pencil. The stories run chronologically through the career of Marlowe, from 1935 through 1960. These are classic Marlowe tales of betrayal, mistrust, and double-dealing on the seamy side of Los Angeles.

Byron Preiss is the author of THE ULTIMATE DRAGON and THE WHITE HOUSE MOUSE. Michael Reeves is also a successful science fiction writer.

The late Byron Preiss had been active in the design and development of software since the early 1980s. In 1984 Preiss produced FEHRENHEIT 451 based on the novel by Ray Bradbury. His interactive adventure game, DRAGONWORLD, was voted Best Adventure Game of the Year (1985). He developed a line of interactive children’s classics for Spinnaker Software. Mr. Preiss had also been involved in audio and video software. His project, THE WORDS OF GANDHI, won the Grammy Award for Best Spoken World Recording. He was co-producer of the acclaimed Bank Street Ready-to-Read videos.