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Raymond Chandler’s ‘Trouble Is My Business’

Pantheon. May 2025. 128p. ISBN 9780553387599. $29. M
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David (Gray) presents a gripping adaptation of a classic short story by crime fiction legend Chandler. The story begins as iconic private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy businessman to prevent his daughter, Harriet Huntress, from marrying a scurrilous fortune teller. What seems like a straightforward assignment quickly spirals into a tangled web of blackmail, double-crossing, and murder tied to long-buried secrets from Harriet’s past. Harriet, as it turns out, is no damsel in distress—her sharp wit and fierce independence make her more than a match for Marlowe as well as a potentially deadly distraction as he attempts to make sense of the complex web of corrupt power players, sinister underworld figures, and stunning betrayals at the heart of the case. David tweaks the original text to expand the roles of Harriet and George to create more psychological and moral complexity than found in the source material. Kyriazis’s (What We Wished For) lively illustration and innovative design sense create powerful tension that grows increasingly intense as this noir thriller careens to a close.
VERDICT A compelling exploration of greed and justice in shadowy 1940s Los Angeles.
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