Dashiell Hammett

De Maltezer valk is een detectiveroman van Dashiell Hammett uit 1930. Dit verhaal over privédetective Sam Spade lag aan de basis van het Amerikaanse harde misdaadgenre. In 1941 werd The Maltese Falcon een succesvolle film noir met Humphrey Bogart.

Nick and Nora Charles are Hammett's most enchanting creations, a rich, glamorous couple who solve homicides in between wisecracks and martinis. At once knowing and unabashedly romantic, The Thin Man is a murder mystery that doubles as a sophisticated comedy of manners. Nick and Nora Charles are Hammett's most …

Red Harvest is de eerste roman van Dashiell Hammett. Hij werd in 1929 gepubliceerd bij de New Yorkse uitgever Alfred A. Knopf. In 1973 verscheen bij De Arbeiderspers een Nederlandse vertaling van Else Hoog onder de titel "Bloedrode oogst". Mede dankzij zijn achtergrond als ex-pinkerton was Hammett heel vertrouwd met …

The Glass Key is a novel by Dashiell Hammett, said to be his favorite among his works. It was first published as a serial in Black Mask in 1930, then was collected in 1931, and tells the story of gambler and racketeer Ned Beaumont, whose devotion to crooked political boss Paul Madvig leads him to investigate the …

The Dain Curse is a novel written by Dashiell Hammett and published in 1929. Before its publication in book form, it was serialized in Black Mask.