Trouble Is My Business

What is the setting of Trouble Is My Business by Raymond Chandler?

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Trouble Is My Business is a collection of four short stories that are set in a variety of locations. The first story, titled like the book itself, takes place entirely in California where Philip Marlowe is a private detective. The bulk of Philip's investigations in most of his stories are conducted out of his office in Beverly Hills. In the first story he does spend a small amount of time in Bel-Air, solving the crime in that district. In the second story, Finger Man, Philip Marlowe again works out of his Beverly Hills office, trying to unravel a mystery that begins with Lou Harger asking him to watch his back in a casino. When Lou is killed soon after, and Philip is framed for his murder, he must convince the authorities to investigate further. A trip to the Lake District reveals the truth and then Philip is taken to the foothills where the real killer is revealed. In the third story, Goldfish, Marlowe is enticed with a story about Leander pearls valued at two hundred thousand dollars. The man who stole them served fifteen years in jail and never reveals their location. Now, in a bid to collect a twenty-five thousand dollar finders fee, Marlowe travels to Olympia, Washington first and after identifying where the pearls were being kept hidden, he drives from there to Westport, which is about an hour and twenty minutes from Olympia.

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