num_pages: 432
description: Hammett's studies for "The Thin Man" and the popular character of Sam Spade are introduced in this collection of 20 long-unavailable stories by the author of "The Maltese Falcon."
language: English
title: Nightmare Town: Stories
titlecomplete: Nightmare Town: Stories
characters: Sam Spade, Steve Threefall, Alexander Rush, The Continental Op
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Pulp, Classics, Crime, Mystery Thriller, Detective, Noir, Short Stories, Hard Boiled
ratings_count: 2276
places: Izzard, Nevada, The United States of America
series: The Continental Op
publisher: Knopf