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967 pages • first pub 1942 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781883011673
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Library of America
Publication date: 30 August 1999
Description
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....
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967 pages • first pub 1942 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781883011673
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Library of America
Publication date: 30 August 1999
Description
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....
Community Reviews Summary of 74 reviews
Moods
mysterious 100%
tense 100%
dark 50%
Pace
fast 50%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 100%Strong character development?
No: 100%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 50%Average rating
Content Warnings
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