Sorry You've Been Troubled (novel)

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Sorry You've Been Troubled
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Author Peter Cheyney
Country United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Series Slim Callaghan
GenreThriller
Publisher William Collins, Sons
Publication date
1942
Media typePrint
Preceded by It Couldn't Matter Less  
Followed by They Never Say When  

Sorry You've Been Troubled is a 1942 thriller novel by the British writer Peter Cheyney. [1] It was the fifth book in his series featuring the hardboiled London-based private detective Slim Callaghan. It was published in the United States under the alternative title of Farewell to the Admiral.

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Synopsis

Callaghan barges into a case involving a £40,000 insurance claim following a suspicious-looking suicide, despite the fact that he doesn't represent any client.

Film adaptation

It was made into a 1955 French film Your Turn, Callaghan directed by Willy Rozier and starring Tony Wright, Lysiane Rey and Colette Ripert. [2]

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References

  1. Reilly p.300
  2. Goble p.82

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