Hammett, Dashiell 1894-1961

The Maltese falcon by Dashiell Hammett ( Book )
201 editions published between 1928 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 6,031 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A murder involves Sam Spade in a dangerous search for a valuable statue

The thin man by Dashiell Hammett ( Book )
128 editions published between 1932 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,424 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Nick Charles searches for a wealthy inventor who is the prime suspect in a New York City murder case

Complete novels: Red harvest ; The Dain curse ; The Maltese falcon ; The glass key ; The thin man by Dashiell Hammett ( Book )
23 editions published between 1999 and 2008 in English and held by 2,092 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In a few years of extraordinary creative energy, Dashiell Hammett invented the modern American crime novel." "The five novels that Hammett published between 1929 and 1934, collected here in one volume, have become part of modern American culture, creating archetypal characters and establishing the ground rules for a whole tradition of hardboiled writing." "Each novel is distinct in mood and structure. Red Harvest (1929), a raucous and nightmarish evocation of political corruption and gang warfare in a western mining town, epitomizes the violence and momentum of Hammett's Black Mask stories about the anonymous detective the Continental Op. The Op returns, in The Dain Curse (1929), to preside over a more ornately melodramatic tale involving jewel theft, drugs, and a mysterious religious cult. With The Maltese Falcon (1930), and its protagonist Sam Spade, Hammett achieved his most enduring popular success. A tightly constructed quest story with an unforgettable cast of eccentric adventures, it is at the same time shot through with a sense of disillusionment and the arbitrariness of personal destiny." "The Glass Key (1931), an exploration of city politics at their most scurrilous, traces intricate patterns of loyalty and betrayal in scenes charged with drama." "His last novel, The Thin Man (1934), is a ruefully comic tale that pays homage to the traditional mystery form. It is best remembered for its protagonists Nick and Nora Charles, the sophisticated inebriates who would enjoy a long afterlife in the movies."--BOOK JACKET

The novels of Dashiell Hammett by Dashiell Hammett ( Book )
23 editions published between 1965 and 1986 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,003 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Contents : Red Harvest. The Dain Curse. The Maltese Falcon. The Glass Key. The Thin Man

The Continental Op by Dashiell Hammett ( Book )
50 editions published between 1974 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,829 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of stories about Hammett's famous detective

The Maltese falcon by Dashiell Hammett ( Recording )
60 editions published between 1900 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,763 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sam Spade's partner is murdered while working on a case, and it is Spade's responsibility to find the killer. In his search, Spade runs mortal risks as he comes closer to the answer

Crime stories and other writings by Dashiell Hammett ( Book )
16 editions published between 2001 and 2007 in English and held by 1,675 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the stories and novellas he wrote for Black Mask and other pulp magazines in the 1920s and 1930s, Dashiell Hammett took the detective story and turned it into a medium for capturing the jarring textures and revved-up cadences of modern American life. In this volume, The Library of America collects the finest of these stories: 24 in all, along with some revealing essays and an earlier version of his novel The Thin Man. Mixing melodramatic panache and poker-faced comedy, a sensitivity to place and a perceptive grasp of social conflict, Hammett's stories are hard-edged entertainments for an era of headlong change and extravagant violence. For the heroic sagas of earlier eras Hammett substituted the up-tempo, devious, sometimes nearly nihilistic exploits of con men and blackmailers, fake spiritualists and thieving politicians, slumming socialites and deadpan assassins. As a guide through this underworld he created the Continental Op, the nameless, laconic detective, world-weary and unblinking, who serves as protagonist of most of these stories. The deliberately unheroic Op is separated only by his code of professionalism from the brutality and corruption that run rampant in stories such as "Zigzags of Treachery," "Dead Yellow Women," "Fly Paper," and "$106,000 Blood Money." Hammett's years of experience as a Pinkerton detective give even his most outlandishly plotted mysteries a gritty credibility, and his intimate knowledge of San Francisco made him the perfect chronicler of that city's waterfronts, back alleys, police stations, and luxury hotels. By connecting crime fiction to the realities of American streets and American speech, his Black Mask stories opened up new vistas for generations of writers and readers. In the most comprehensive collection of his stories ever published, read the Hammett you've never read: reprinted here for the first time are the texts that originally appeared in the 1920's & 1930's pulps, without the cuts & revisions introduced by later editors. Also included are revealing essays & an early version of the novel The Thin Man

The glass key by Dashiell Hammett ( Book )
82 editions published between 1931 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 1,616 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Paul Madvig was a cheerfully corrupt ward-heeler who aspired to something better: the daughter of Senator Ralph Bancroft Henry, the heiress to a dynasty of political purebreds. Did he want her badly enough to commit murder' And if Madvig was innocent, which of his dozens of enemies was doing an awfully good job of framing him' Dashiell Hammett's tour de force of detective fiction combines an airtight plot, authentically venal characters, and writing of telegraphic crispness. A one-time detective and a master of deft understatement, Dashiell Hammett virtually invented the hard-boiled crime novel. This classic Hammet work of detective fiction combines an airtight plot, authentically venal characters, and writing of telegraphic crispness. From the Trade Paperback edition

Red harvest by Dashiell Hammett ( Book )
65 editions published between 1929 and 2013 in English and held by 1,476 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
When a hard-fighting detective arrives in Personville and finds that his client has been murdered, he decides to investigate local gangland activities

Woman in the dark : a novel of dangerous romance by Dashiell Hammett ( Book )
21 editions published between 1933 and 1989 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,339 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A hurt and frightened woman, pursued by mysterious, menacing strangers, is taken in by a couple in an isolated house