Trouble Is My Business

Yes yes yes! Not one, but four stories with Philip Marlowe at the lead. I think Raymond Chandler is superb; his descriptions have me drooling and in my opinion he's the original hard boiled, film noir detective. I love him and every move he makes. He's witty, dry, sarcastic and dangerous. I can pict......more

To quote the man himself, Raymond Chandler’s stories are like alcohol, which is like love. The first kiss is magic, the second intimate, the third routine. After that you take the girl’s clothes off. I’ve read enough that I’ve reached a point where reading Raymond Chandler is like returning to a neig......more

Four stories. Trouble Is My Business and Finger Man are both top notch hardboiled pulp fiction. Goldfish is about pearls and goldfish, and it comes off a little Dick Tracey-ish, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, it's a nice switch in tone for Chandler. The final story, Red Wind, knocked my socks o......more

I bought this after reading reviews by my Goodreads friend, author James Thane. These old potboiler detective stories are so good! * * * * * Ha ha ha! What a delightful little book. The plot is secondary to the dialogue of Philip Marlowe and the other hardboiled characters, to wit: "I called him up fro......more

4 Stars. "Trouble is My Business," is the title story of four short stories in a 1950 collection. This is a review of that story - not the book! It first saw the light of day in 1939 in the pulp magazine, "Dime Detective." At 58 pages, it's actually a novelette. Featured is that quintessential hard-......more