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432 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375701023
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Publication date: 12 September 2000
Description
"Hammett's pioneering hard-boiled style has been much imitated, but the original--packs a wallop."--The New Yorker Here are twenty long-unavailable stories by the master who brought us The Maltese Falcon. Laconic coppers, lowlifes, and mysterious ...
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432 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780375701023
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Publication date: 12 September 2000
Description
"Hammett's pioneering hard-boiled style has been much imitated, but the original--packs a wallop."--The New Yorker Here are twenty long-unavailable stories by the master who brought us The Maltese Falcon. Laconic coppers, lowlifes, and mysterious ...
Community Reviews Summary of 88 reviews
Moods
dark 100%
mysterious 100%
tense 100%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 100%Strong character development?
No: 100%Loveable characters?
No: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
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If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.