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Sorry You've Been Troubled (novel)

Sorry You've Been Troubled is a 1942 thriller novel by the British writer Peter Cheyney. 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.

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.

References

Bibliography

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  • Magill, Frank Northen. Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction: Authors, Volume 1. Salem Press, 1988.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
  • Server, Lee. Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers. Infobase Publishing, 2014.