He gave us both Sam Spade and Nick and Nora Charles — so for a generation of readers, Dashiell Hammett more or less defined both 'hard-boiled' and 'suave.' Not bad, that.Well, I'll drink to that. Success to crime.
Now, from the long-deceased author of The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man, comes a never-before-published short story: 'So I Shot Him.' It's suspenseful, full of secrets no one's telling, and — according to Andrew Gulli, editor of the mystery magazine that's publishing the story — somewhat more than what you might think of as vintage Hammett.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
The stuff dreams are made of. (Previously unpublished Hammett story to be released in the Strand.)
New Dashiell Hammett Story, 'So I Shot Him,' Published 50 Years After His Death : NPR:
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