In The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction, private investigators are willing to do what ever it takes to solve the crime. They are contracted and do not work for the police. They hold both good and bad qualities that help them solve crimes.
In Raymond Chandler’s “Trouble is My Business” he introduces us to a private investigator by the name of Chandler Phillip Marlowe. This investigator is witty and speaks with too much sarcasm at times. He is not concerned with reporting murders to the police and worries more about himself than others. Marlowe has a curiosity that leads him to trouble at times. His gun gets taken from him on numerous occasions. At one point he even thinks, “I might as well leave it (his Luger gun) home from now on. Everybody …show more content…
She seeks to clear a widower’s husband who was murdered on drug counts, according to the police report. The widower is pregnant and angry and only wants her husbands name to be served right, as she knows the police are wrong. Millhone sees the evidence the police have is strong against the husband and she almost believes it herself, but she has a sense that something isn’t right. A stolen gun was a piece of the puzzle that turned out to be the whole puzzle in this story. Millhone tracks down evidence and follows leads, which in the end leads her to the truth. Instead of reporting to the police every detail, she does what she believes will serve the most justice. “I’d talk to Lieutenant Dolan all right, but I wasn’t going to tell him everything. Sometimes justice is served in other ways” (pg. 308). In the eyes of the law this private investigator didn’t follow the book, but in my eyes she did what was right.
All three investigators solved the crime their own way, even if it meant ignoring the police. Each investigator holds a creative mind and bravery that in the end helps them every step of the
In Raymond Chandler’s “Trouble is My Business” he introduces us to a private investigator by the name of Chandler Phillip Marlowe. This investigator is witty and speaks with too much sarcasm at times. He is not concerned with reporting murders to the police and worries more about himself than others. Marlowe has a curiosity that leads him to trouble at times. His gun gets taken from him on numerous occasions. At one point he even thinks, “I might as well leave it (his Luger gun) home from now on. Everybody …show more content…
She seeks to clear a widower’s husband who was murdered on drug counts, according to the police report. The widower is pregnant and angry and only wants her husbands name to be served right, as she knows the police are wrong. Millhone sees the evidence the police have is strong against the husband and she almost believes it herself, but she has a sense that something isn’t right. A stolen gun was a piece of the puzzle that turned out to be the whole puzzle in this story. Millhone tracks down evidence and follows leads, which in the end leads her to the truth. Instead of reporting to the police every detail, she does what she believes will serve the most justice. “I’d talk to Lieutenant Dolan all right, but I wasn’t going to tell him everything. Sometimes justice is served in other ways” (pg. 308). In the eyes of the law this private investigator didn’t follow the book, but in my eyes she did what was right.
All three investigators solved the crime their own way, even if it meant ignoring the police. Each investigator holds a creative mind and bravery that in the end helps them every step of the