Philip Marlowe Is Back: John Banville to Revive Raymond Chandler Detective

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Benjamin Black to Revive Classic Raymond Chandler Detective Philip Marlowe

A little bit of Chandler news from the web today: according to reports John Banville has been commissioned to write a new Philip Marlowe novel. Banville’s crime novels under the pseudonym Benjamin Black have been well received. It will be fascinating to see what he brings to Philip Marlowe.

Read the story here: John Banville to Revive Classic Raymond Chandler Detective – GalleyCat.

UPDATE: Title announced and pub date announced. More here

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I was born in Newcastle but now live in London. I have written a biography of Raymond Chandler called A Mysterious Something In The Light: The Life of Raymond Chandler. It's published in the UK by Aurum Press and in the United States by Chicago Review Press. When not writing, I work as a literary agent at The Williams Agency.