> The method may not be perfect, but it is all I have. (Raymond Chandler to an editor at The Atlantic Monthly.)

Whatever his methods; they are perfect. Not only his plots, also his language. Always a great pleasure to read. Of course (to kick-in the open door) what matters most in all art is :
"does it work?" Certainly not by blindly following prescriptions, but by minding them as well as finding twists and quirks where needed.