A review by jwmcoaching
Trouble Is My Business by Raymond Chandler

2.0

I was REALLY disappointed with this batch of four novellas. Having read The Big Sleep and The High Window, I've thoroughly enjoyed Chandler before, but these short works had underdeveloped plots and paper-thin characters. I understand that Chandler's works aren't necessarily concerned with perfect plotting and layered characters, but I still needed more. I think the problem might have been that 40-60 pages just isn't enough time to fully develop his kind of customary creation. My other problem was that the plots of all four of these (with the possible exception of Goldfish) just started to blend together after awhile. In the plus column, the writing and dialogue are as perfect as ever.