fˈɪlɪps ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə hɪz ˈɛvɚdᵻkˈædənt wˈɪtʃᵻtˌɑːɹ æz ɐ sˈɛɾɪŋ fɔːɹ hɪz nˈɛkst nˈɑːvəl ðɪ ɐdʒˈʌstmənt, ɛksplˈoːɹɪŋ ðə snˈoʊbɔːlɪŋ pˈɛɾi kɚɹˈʌpʃən əvɚ ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː vˈɛɾɚɹən.
Phillips returned to his ever-decadent Wichita as a setting for his next novel The Adjustment, exploring the snowballing petty corruption of a returning World War II veteran.