Title: The hard-boiled explicator
Subjects: American Detective and mystery stories, American Noir fiction, Bibliography, History and criticism, American fiction, history and criticism, 20th century, Detective and mystery stories, history and criticism, Hammett, dashiell, 1894-1961, Chandler, raymond, 1888-1959, Macdonald, ross, 1915-1983
People: Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961), Raymond Chandler (1888-1959), Ross Macdonald (1915-), Ross Macdonald (1915-1983)