The lost detective
Subtitle: becoming Dashiell Hammett
By: Nathan Ward
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780802776402
Subjects: American Detective and mystery stories; History and criticism; American Authors; Biography
Other titles: Becoming Dashiell Hammett
Description: "A fascinating portrait of the overlooked Dashiell Hammett-- from his years as a Pinkerton detective to becoming the author of arguably the most iconic detective novels of the twentieth century"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-204) and index.
Table of contents: title: The cheaper the crook. The devilish art ; A company man ; $5,000 blood money ; Out of uniform ; Dearest woman ; The last case; title: The ex-detective. A little man going forward ; The old man ; Blackmasking ; The price of Peggy O'Toole ; The big ship ; Among the ghosts ; Babylon and back; title: A hundred bucks.