Raymond Chandler's 'The High Window', his third book featuring world weary detective Philip Marlowe, is introduced to Backlisted by Mojo magazine's Andrew Male. Plus the joys of walking in the rain in England, remembering Anita Brookner, and JG Ballard's unintentional mind games...

Books Mentioned:

• Andy Miller - The Year of Living Dangerously

• Raymond Chandler - The High Window, The Big Sleep, Farewell My Lovely, Playback, The Long Good-bye

• Melissa Harrison - Rain: Four Walks in English Weather

• Anita Brookner - Latecomers, Hotel du Lac

• Barry Hines - A Kestrel for a Knave

• D. H. Lawrence - The Rainbow

Other Links:
 

• Anti-Punk

• Mojo

• Julian Barnes on Anita Brookner

• Black Mask Magazine

• Interview by Ian Fleming

• Billy Wilder Paris Review

• Pink Headed Bug

• An American in Paris

• Invitation to the Dance