Newly discovered Raymond Chandler short story published more than 60 years after his death

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published November 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM CST

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Mystery novelist and screenwriter Raymond Chandler appears in 1946. (AP Photo, File)

Decades after the great noir writer Raymond Chandler’s death, a new, previously undiscovered short story has just been published in The Strand literary magazine.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks to The Strand’s managing editor, Andrew Gulli, about discovering and publishing the story, called “Nightmare.”

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.