Raymond Chandler Was a Bookkeeper

While you might not be sneaking around in the shadows of 1930s Los Angeles like hard-boiled fictional detective Philip Marlowe, your haunt as a bookkeeper is glamorous. Here's why: Raymond Chandler was a bookkeeper. It's true, folks. He didn't publish his first pulp novel, 1939's "The Big Sleep," until age fifty. And before that, he had a stint as a bookkeeper with the Los Angeles Creamery around 1913. They don't call bookkeepers detectives for no reason. Not everyone can be noir-writing geniuses, but not everyone can be bookkeepers, either. Next time you're looking at your ledger or at a seemingly-dull QuickBooks screen, about to lull yourself into your own "big sleep," take a cue from Chandler, Marlowe, and Humphrey Bogart -- all cool cats -- and put your detective hat on! Or call us. Think of us as private investigators. It won't cost you extra. If you enjoy a good Raymond Chandler book, or have any bookkeeping detective tales, kindly leave a comment. Happy sleuthing!

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