Trouble is My Business by Raymond Chandler

Trouble is My Business

Philip Marlowe #8

Raymond Chandler

248 pages first pub 1939 (editions)

fiction crime mystery emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced
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In the first of the four cases in Trouble is My Business, LA PI Philip Marlowe is offered a job that leaves a bad taste in the mouth: smearing a girl who's 'got her hooks into a rich man's pup'. Before too long Marlowe's up to his neck in corpses ...

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Community Reviews

3.91
based on 623 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 80%

tense: 57%

dark: 52%

adventurous: 47%

funny: 33%

challenging: 4%

lighthearted: 4%


Pace

55% of readers chose fast
45% of readers chose medium
fast
medium

Plot or character driven?

76% of readers chose Plot
23% of readers chose A mix
Plot
A mix

Strong character development?

5% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
70% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

6% of readers chose Yes
56% of readers chose Complicated
37% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
60% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

26% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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