Four fabulous linked stories from the master of hard boiled crime. Introduced by James Ellroy, author of The Black Dahlia
Samuel Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961) is recognized as the first
master of hard-boiled detective fiction. His lean writing style,
cynical characters and complex plots brought a new energy to pulp
magazines then went on to define the genre in movies, radio and
television where the private eye series became an entertainment
staple.
Hammett wrote more than 80 short stories and five novels- "Red
Harvest" (1929), "The Dain Curse" (1929), "The Maltese Falcon"
(1930), "The Glass Key" (1931) and "The Thin Man" (1934). He
created tough guys Sam Spade and the Continental Op as well as
debonaire sleuths Nick and Nora Charles. He wrote a comic strip
("Secret Agent X-9"), an original radio series ("The Fat Man") and
worked on numerous scripts, often simply to polish dialogue.
Hammett's crisp, colorful language brought gangster slang into
everyday speech.
INTRODUCER BIOGRAPHY-
James Ellroy is the author of The Black Dahlia, My Dark Places and
L. A. Confidential.
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