Dashiell Hammett
Dashiell Hammett changed the face of crime fiction. In five novels published over five years as well as a string of stories, he transformed the mystery genre into literature and left us with the figure of the hard-boiled detective, from the Contin...
Dashiell Hammett and the Movies
As the father of the hardboiled detective genre, Dashiell Hammett had a huge influence on Hollywood. Yet, it is easy to forget how adaptable Hammetts work was, fitting into a variety of genres and inspiring generations of filmmakers. Dashiell Hamm...
Big Knockover
'Dashiell Hammett is an original. He is a master of the detective novel, yes, but also one hell of a writer' BOSTON GLOBE Dashiell Hammett's Continental Op was the prototype for generations of tough-guy detectives. Short, squat and as stubborn as ...
Dashiell Hammett: Complete Novels (LOA #110)
In a few years of extraordinary creative energy, Dashiell Hammett invented the modern American crime novel. In the words of Raymond Chandler, 'Hammett gave murder back to the kind of people that commit it for reasons, not just to provide a corpse. . . . He put these people down on paper as they were, and he made them talk and think in the language they customarily used for these purposes.' Beginning as a prolific contributor to the pulp magazines of the 1920s, he succeeded during his brief career in making his kind of crime fiction a crucial part of the fabric of American writing: a genre that did not evade reality but rather embodied the grittiness and harshness of modern urban life. The five novels that Hammett published between 1929 and 1934, collected here in one Library of America volume, have become part of modern American culture, creating archetypal characters and establishing the ground rules and characteristic tone for a whole tradition of hardboiled writing. Drawing on his
The New Mammoth Book Of Pulp Fiction
32 Thrilling Hardboiled Stories by Dashiell Hammett, Donald E. Westlake, Mickey Spillane, John D. MacDonald, Jim Thompson and many more.
Hedayat Dashiell: Obsolete
Hedayat Dashiell: Obsolete [Vinyl LP]
Hedayat Dashiell: Obsolete
Hedayat Dashiell: Obsolete [CD]
Black Lizard Big Book of Locked-Room Mysteries
The Most Complete Collection of Impossible Crime Stories Ever Assembled, with puzzling mysteries by Stephen King, Dashiell Hammett, Lawrence Block, Agatha Christie, Georges Simenon, Dorothy L. Sayers, P. G. Wodehouse, Erle Stanley Gardner...
Shakespeare for Squirrels
New York Times Bestseller! Shakespeare meets Dashiell Hammett in this wildly entertaining murder mystery from New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore-an uproarious, hardboiled take on the Bard's most performed play, A Midsummer Night's...
Der Richter und sein Henker
»Die Hauptthematik von Der Richter und sein Henker findet man unter anderem bei Dashiell Hammett, Rex Stout, Raymond Chandler und Georges Simenon. Grundthema: der Kampf zweier Parteien, deren eine ein einzelner Detektiv ist. Die gute Partei, Insp...
The Maltese Falcon, The Thin Man, Red Harvest
The three classic novels published here in one volume are rich with the crisp prose, subtle characters, and intricate plots that made Dashiell Hammett one of the most admired writers of the twentieth century. A one-time detective...
The Day of the Locust
Admired by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dorothy Parker, and Dashiell Hammett, and hailed as one of the "Best 100 English-language novels" by Time magazine, The Day of the Locust continues to influence American writers, artists, and culture. Bob ...
Unless the Threat of Death Is Behind Them
Early in the twentieth century a new character type emerged in the crime novels of American writers such as Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler: the "hard-boiled" detective, most famously exemplified by Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon....
Dain Curse, The Glass Key, and Selected Stories
With his diamond-sharp prose and artfully handled intrigue, Dashiell Hammett virtually invented hard-boiled crime fiction. This omnibus edition includes four linked stories - 'The House in Turk Street', 'The Girl with the Silver Eyes', 'The Big Kn...
Big Bounce
"e;The greatest crime writer of our time, perhaps ever!"e;-New York Times Book ReviewWhen the all-time greats of mystery/noir/crime fiction are mentioned (John D. MacDonald, Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, Robert Parker, etc.), El...
Hardboiled America
Dashiell Hammett, Mickey Spillane, James M. Cain, Raymond Chandler, Jim Thompson, David Goodis , these are a few of the masters of noir responsible for the great lurid paperbacks of the thirties, forties, and fifties. With titles like The Big Slee...
Word on the Streets
From the hard-boiled detective stories of Dashiell Hammett to the novels of Claude McKay, The Word on the Streets examines a group of writers whose experimentation with the vernacular argues for a rethinking of American modernism-one that cuts acr...
Making the Detective Story American
This critical text examines the fiction of Earl Derr Biggers, S. S. Van Dine, and Dashiell Hammett during a crucial half-decade when they transformed the detective story. The characters they created, including Charlie Chan, Philo Vance, and the Co...
Ross MacDonald
When he died in 1983, Ross Macdonald was the best-known and most highly regarded crime-fiction writer in America. Long considered the rightful successor to the mantles of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, Ross Macdonald and his Lew Archer-nov...
Nightmare Town
Twenty long-unavailable stories by Dashiell Hammett, the author of The Maltese Falcon and the incomparable master of detective fiction.In the title story, a man on a bender enters a small town and ends up unraveling the dark mystery at its heart. ...
Maltese Falcon, The Thin Man, Red Harvest
As an operative for Pinkerton's Detective Agency Dashiell Hammett knew about sleuthing from the inside, but his career was cut short by the ruin of his health in World War I. These three celebrated novels are therefore the products of a hard real ...
Continental Op
'Not just the first of the tough school of crime-writing but the best' THE TIMES Dashiell Hammett is the true inventor of modern detective fiction and the creator of the private eye, the isolated hero in a world where treachery is the norm. The Co...
The Maltese Falcon
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 readers to the charismatic detective Charlie Chan, a figure who would become iconic in the genre. The story begins with the mysterious murder of a wealthy tourist at a glamorous Hawaiian beach house, setting the stage for a tale of intrigue and suspense. As Chan, a brilliant and observant Honolulu police detective, delves into the case, he uncovers a tangled web of family secrets, hidden motives, and unexpected twists. With its vivid descriptions of Hawaii's lush landscapes and a glimpse into its multicultural society, ''The House Without a Key'' is more than a mere detective story; it's an immersive experience into a bygone era. Biggers' masterful blend of mystery, charm, and cultural insight makes this book a must-read for fans of classic detective fiction. Join Charlie Chan in his first-ever
Maltese Falcon
The character Sam Spade is now the subject of a brand new TV series, MONSIEUR SPADE, starring Clive Owen. One of the greatest crime novels of the 20th century. 'His name remains one of the most important and recognisable in the crime fiction genre...
Dain Curse
'Not just the first of the tough school of crime-writing but the best' THE TIMES 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 di...
Red Harvest
'An acknowledged literary landmark' [Robert Graves] from 'The dean of the school of hard-boiled fiction' [New York Times] The Continental Op first heard Personville called Poisonville by Hickey Dewey. But since Dewey also called a shirt a shoit, h...
Red Harvest
When the last honest citizen of Poisonville was murdered, the Continental Op stayed on to punish the guilty--even if that meant taking on an entire town. Red Harvest is more than a superb crime novel: it is a classic exploration of corruption and violence in the American grain. 'An acknowledged literary landmark.' --NY Times Book Review. 'Dashiell Hammett is an original. He is a master of the detective novel, yes, but also one hell of a writer.' -- Boston Globe 'Hammett's prose [is] clean and entirely unique. His characters [are] as sharply and economically defined as any in American fiction.' --The New York Times
Detective Stories and Other Writings
Detective Stories and Other Writings
The Thin Man
The Thin Man [Bok / Pocket]
