Client Comes First, Unless He's Crooked: Legal and Professional Ethics in Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep, The
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Allegretti, Joseph
Issue Date
2011
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44
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|The study of literature can enrich our understanding of the world of work, but few literary genres focus explicitly on work and work-related ethics. Detective fiction is an obvious exception. As Ralph Willett points out, "The hard-boiled detective novel is one of the few fictional genres where the depiction of work is a major concern, sometimes pushing the original crime to the periphery. The central focus becomes the detective at his job, reflecting, phoning, making notes, following leads and suspects, interviewing witnesses-and engaging in violent acts." In detective fiction we observe the police officer or private investigator going about his or her daily work with all its attendant ethical issues and problems...
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44 Creighton L. Rev. 581 (2010-2011)
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Creighton University School of Law