Raymond Chandler had an immense stylistic influence on American popular literature. He is considered to be one of the founders of the hard-boiled school of detective fiction, along with Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain and other “Black Mask” writers. Through the eyes of his most famous character Philip Marlowe, Chandler navigated a thinly veiled … Continue reading Raymond Chandler’s 10 Commandments For Writing a Detective Novel