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Dashiell Hammett
One of the greatest crime novels of the 20th century. ‘Influenced everyone from Chandler to Le Carre … The Maltese Falcon is the Hammett novel that jumps from the pages…
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Discover the genius of Dashiell Hammett, arguably the finest writer to grace the pages of Black Mask magazine. Now part of the authorized Black Mask Library, Hammett's groundbreaking Continental Op…
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‘Dashiell Hammett is an original. He is a master of the detective novel, yes, but also one hell of a writer’ BOSTON GLOBE
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‘Not just the first of the tough school of crime-writing but the best’ THE TIMES
"Seven dramatic stories by the author of 'The maltese falcon'."
Ex-detective Nick Charles attracts trouble like a magnet. He thinks his sleuthing days are over, but when Julia Wolf, a former acquaintance, is found dead, her body riddled with bullets…
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Robert L. Gale
Dashiell Hammett’s writing career began with the publication of The Parthian Shot, a tiny short story in The Smart Set in 1922, and virtually ended when he published 3 outstanding…
William H. Mooney
As the father of the hardboiled detective genre, Dashiell Hammett had a huge influence on Hollywood. Yet, it is easy to forget how adaptable Hammett’s work was, fitting into a…
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An introduction to the work of Dashiell Hammett and his legendary characters, –Sam Spade, Nick and Nora Charles, and the Continental Op–and featuring selections from some of his classic works.
Christop Metress
Dashiell Hammett is one of the most popular American writers of detective fiction. This collection includes contemporary reviews of his work from the 1920s and 1930s, as well as essays…
Sally Cline
Dashiell Hammett changed the face of crime fiction. A controversial political activist who stood for civil liberty, he was also a very private man. In this biography, the author uses…
A selection from the letters of Dashiell Hammett, the American writer of crime fiction. Here is Hammett the family man, distant but devoted; Hammett the student of politics, scanning the…
Many of the hardboiled and pulp detective stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works…
This story of wild and crazy Gabrielle Leggett moves from robbery to murder, dope, and a sinister cult in San Francisco. First published in 1928, it is told with all…
Hammett’s 1930 detective novel is widely regarded as the first and finest novel of the hard-boiled private detective. Sam Spade has a cold detachment, keen eye for detail and an…
This collection of 20 long-unavailable stories from the author of The Maltese Falcon includes classic noir styles that Hammett made famous.
Of Hammett’s sixth book, published in 1931, The New York Times wrote the developing relationships among the characters are as exciting as the unfolding story .
The Maltese Falcon is a 1930 detective novel by American writer Dashiell Hammett. The story is told entirely in external third-person narrative; there is no description whatsoever of any character's…
Delve into the thrilling world of ""The House Without a Key,"" a captivating mystery novel by Earl Derr Biggers. This classic, set against the exotic backdrop of 1920s Hawaii, introduces…
These stories introduce the Continental Op, the dispassionate operative from the Continental Detective Agency, a company molded on the Pinkerton Agency, for which Hammett worked prior to taking up writing.
Short fictional works by the modern American writer explore the world of crime and violence, mysterious women, and hard-hitting private detectives.
A hurt and frightened woman, pursued by mysterious, menacing strangers, is taken in by a couple in an isolated house.
An anthology of eighteen short stories includes a number of previously unpublished pieces as well as early screen treatments for On the Make and The Kiss-Off.
The greatest crime novel of the 20th century launches Orion’s Crime Masterworks series
A murder involves Sam Spade in a dangerous search for a valuable statue.
Ex-detective Nick Charles plans to spend a quiet Christmas holed up in a hotel suite with his glamorous wife Nora, their pet Schnauzer and a case of good Scotch. But…
Corruption, murder, beauty and innocence … ‘Great crime fiction started with Hammett’ James Ellroy
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The Continental Op first heard Personville called Poisonville by Hickey Dewey. But since Dewey also called a shirt a shoit, he didn’t think anything of it. Until he went there…
Includes four linked stories - The House in Turk Street , The Girl with the Silver Eyes , The Big Knockover and $106,000 Blood Money - featuring the Continental Op…
When a hard-fighting detective arrives in Personville and finds that his client has been murdered, he decides to investigate local gangland activities.
Originally published in 1933, The Thin Man is the story of respectable peoplewho are prepared to murder between drinks–and do.
This collection of the very best of Hammett’s short stories features a special introduction by Colin Dexter.
Miss Gabriel Dain Leggett is young and wealthy, with a penchant for morphine and religious cults. She also has an unfortunate effect on the people around her. They die -…
Gregory Urbach
Dashiell Hammett, America’s foremost mystery writer, is invited for a weekend at Hearst Castle in the spring of 1934. But when a body is discovered in the gardens, William Randolph…
Richard Layman
Ken Fuller
Hardboiled Activist traces Dashiell Hammett’s political trajectory, from the nihilist who found life meaningless, to the anti-fascist campaigner who championed the cause of the Spanish Republic, to the defender of…
A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon, who is considered one of the best detective-story writers in America.
Cengage Learning Gale
A Study Guide for Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical…
Joe Gores,Joe Gores
When Sam Spade gets drawn into the Maltese Falcon case, investigators know what to expect: straight talk, hard questions, and no favors. Spade & Archer is a gritty, pitch-perfect, hard-boiled…
Dashiell Hammett,Josephine Hammett Marshall
A murder involves Sam Spade in a dangerous search for a valuable statue--
