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Dashiell Hammett

American writer of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. Among the characters he created are Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon), Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man), The Continental Op (Red Harvest and The Dain Curse) and the comic strip character Secret Agent X-9.

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American writer

Born 1894-05-27
Died 1961-01-10

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  • Cover of: Arson Plus Illustrated

    First published in 2021 — 59 editions
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  • Cover of: Dashiell Hammett: Five Complete Novels Red Harvest, Dain Curse, Maltese Falcon. Glass Key and Thin Man

    Cover of edition dashiellhammettf00hamm Cover of edition completenovelsre00hamm Cover of edition novelsofdashiell0000hamm First published in 1965 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Arson Plus Illustrated

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  • Cover of: Arson Plus (Illustrated)

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  • Cover of: The big knockover: selected stories and short novels.

    Cover of edition bigknockoversele0000hamm Cover of edition bigknockover00dash First published in 1966 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Creeps by night: chills and thrills

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  • Cover of: The big knockover and other stories.

    First published in 1966 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The novels of Dashiell Hammett.

    First published in 1965 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Hunter and Other Stories

    First published in 2013 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Cosecha roja

    First published in 1967 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Adventures of Sam Spade and Other Stories

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  • Cover of: Cauchemar ville

    First published in 1987 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Blood money

    First published in 1943 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: La llave de cristal

    First published in 1968 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1988 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Una Mujer En LA Oscuridad

    First published in 1993 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Maltese falcon, & The thin man.

    First published in 1964 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Secret agent X-9

    First published in 1976 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Return of the Thin Man

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    First published in 1966 — 2 editions
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American writer

Born 1894-05-27
Died 1961-01-10

Subjects

American Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Private investigators, Continental Op (Fictitious character), Sam Spade (Fictitious character), Continental op (fictitious character), fiction, Private investigators, fiction, Detective and mystery stories, Short stories, Fiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiled, Hammett, dashiell, 1894-1961, Horror tales, Nick Charles (Fictitious character), Nora Charles (Fictitious character), Translations into Spanish, United states, fiction, Alaska, history, American Authors, American Horror tales, American Personal narratives, American Short stories, American literature, Amerikanisches Englisch, Attu, Battle of, Alaska, 1943

Places

San Francisco (Calif.), United States, Alaska, Aleutian Islands, Aleutian Islands (Alaska), California, San Francisco

People

Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961)

Time

20th century

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  • Dashiel Hammett

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January 18, 2024 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
December 5, 2023 Edited by David Scotson Edited without comment.
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September 27, 2023 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import