Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
ViolenceCommunity Reviews
Summary of 258 reviews
Moods
dark 77%
tense 55%
adventurous 44%
funny 22%
lighthearted 11%
Pace
medium 33%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 62% | A mix: 37%Strong character development?
No: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 42% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 28%Average rating
58 pages | first published 1939
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ISBN/UID: B08HJY4WMK
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In this short story, Philip Marlowe, in earlier versions John Dalmas and thus the "combo" title, is hired by a detective agency to dissuade a woman who appears to be a fortune hunter from getting too close to the naïve son of a rich businessman. H...Book Information
Trouble is My Business - a Philip Marlowe / John Dalmas Short Story
58 pages | first published 1939
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ISBN/UID: B08HJY4WMK
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In this short story, Philip Marlowe, in earlier versions John Dalmas and thus the "combo" title, is hired by a detective agency to dissuade a woman who appears to be a fortune hunter from getting too close to the naïve son of a rich businessman. H...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
ViolenceCommunity Reviews
Summary of 258 reviews
Moods
dark 77%
tense 55%
adventurous 44%
funny 22%
lighthearted 11%
Pace
medium 33%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 62% | A mix: 37%Strong character development?
No: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 12%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 42% | Yes: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 28%Average rating