Edited by Byron Preiss, Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe: a Centennial Celebration () is an anthology of short stories collected for the centenary of Raymond Chandler's birth, in 1988. Containing 23 stories by such noted crime-writers as Robert B. Parker, Sara Paretsky, Loren D. Estleman, Stuart M. Kaminsky, and Ed Gorman each tale takes place in one of the years that Philip Marlowe was active as a private eye (1935–1959). As well, the anthology includes The Pencil, Chandler's last Marlowe short story.
Stories
The Perfect Crime by Max Allan Collins
The Black-Eyed Blonde by Benjamin M. Schutz
Gun Music by Loren D. Estleman
Saving Grace by Joyce Harrington
Malibu Tag Team by Jonathan Valin
Sad-Eyed Blonde by Dick Lochte
The Empty Sleeve by W. R. Philbrick
Dealer's Choice by Sara Paretsky
Red Rock by Julie Smith
The Deepest South by Paco Ignacio Taibo II
Consultation in the Dark by Francis M. Nevins, Jr. In the Jungle of Cities by Roger L. Simon Star Bright by John Lutz Stardust Kill by Simon Brett Locker 246 by Robert J. Randisi Bitter Lemons by Stuart M. Kaminsky The Man Who Knew Dick Bong by Robert Crais Essence D'Orient by Edward D. Hoch In the Line of Duty by Jeremiah Healy The Alibi by Ed Gorman The Devil's Playground by James Grady Asia by Eric Van Lustbader Mice by Robert Campbell The Pencil by Raymond Chandler
Second Edition
A second edition, published in 1999, contained an additional two stories, as well as a new introduction by Robert B. Parker.