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Dashiell Hammett

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Noun1.Dashiell Hammett - United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction (1894-1961)
Hammett, Samuel Dashiell Hammett


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THE MALTESE FALCON by Dashiell Hammett, published in 1930, is the template for many hardboiled stories that appeared over the decades since its inception.
My favorite mysteries by Phillips, Gary / Colorlines Magazine
This novel recalls the classic mysteries of Dashiell Hammett or Ross MacDonald as Quinn deftly merges three stories and mixes in enough history to give this novel set in 1938 New York City authenticity.
Quinn, Peter. Hour of the cat by Boyd, John E. / Kliatt
If Dashiell Hammett were an Orange County high-school student, he might have written something like "Brick.
FAR TOO MANY MALL-RAT MOLLS IN `BRICK' by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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