Welcome to Mr. Ryan's Mystery Theater. There are several interesting avenues you might want to investigate. First, look at my notes on Raymond Chandler. Then take a tour of the other sites.

I. Mr. Ryan's notes

II. Your First Assignment

III. Take the Raymond Chandler Quiz

IV. Mystery Story Techniques (See how many of these techniques you can see in the novel we are reading.)

V. Imitate Chandler

Raymond Chandler Links

• The Raymond Chandler Web Page
• Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles
• The Chandler Tribute
• The History of Mystery: Raymond Chandler
• Raymond Chandler
• Creative Quotations from Raymond Chandler
• The Glossary of Hardboiled Slang
• About Mysteries: Chandler (Good resource for Detective, Hard Boiled, Police, and True Crime stories)
• Coded Messages
• Chandler's Hamlet

Genre Links

• Teacher Resources for Using Mysteries in the Classroom
• Gumshoes
• The Book Spot (Book Reviews, Discussion Groups, and more)
• The Vintage Library