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First publish date: 1985
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Julian Symons
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The Maltese Falcon by 7123380|Dashiell Hammett book cover

📘 The Maltese Falcon
 by Dashiell Hammett

Hard‑boiled detective Sam Spade races to recover a priceless, gem‑encrusted statuette while double‑crosses and danger creep from every corner.

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📘 Farewell, My Lovely
 by Raymond Chandler

Philip Marlowe spins a hard‑boiled Los Angeles mystery that turns routine into a jewel‑caper, double murder, fortune‑teller intrigue and corruption.

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📘 The postman always rings twice
 by James M. Cain

In "The Postman Always Rings Twice," a drifter falls for a married woman, creating a deadly love triangle that spirals into murder, betrayal, and the inevitable tragedy of a postman's cruel warning.

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📘 Double indemnity
 by James M. Cain


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The Glass Key by 7123380|Dashiell Hammett book cover

📘 The Glass Key
 by Dashiell Hammett

In a pre‑election landscape fraught with political backroom dealings, private eye Adam Stanton probes the murder of Senator Henry’s son, uncovering a web of corruption where powerful men like the enigmatic Madvig wield their influence.

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The Dain curse by 7123380|Dashiell Hammett book cover

📘 The Dain curse
 by Dashiell Hammett

The Continental Op investigates the strange deaths surrounding the wealthy Miss Gabrielle Dain Leggett, a morphine-addicted cult devotee whose presence seems to trigger violent endings.

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Red harvest by 7123380|Dashiell Hammett book cover

📘 Red harvest
 by Dashiell Hammett

In the corrupt town of Poisonville, the Continental Op battles gangs and brute violence to avenge the death of the last honest citizen, revealing the dark underside of the American grain trade.

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The Thin Man by 7123380|Dashiell Hammett book cover

📘 The Thin Man
 by Dashiell Hammett

Nick and Nora Charles navigate a New York murder mystery with wit and charm, turning a hard‑boiled investigation into a sophisticated comedy of manners.

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Dashiell Hammett Tour by 12020112|Don Herron book cover

📘 Dashiell Hammett Tour
 by Don Herron

This is the current version of Don Herron’s popular book. It is essential for those who want to visit the places written about in Dashiell Hammett’s book and John Huston’s movie The Maltese Falcon. ----------

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📘 The Black mask boys
 by William F. Nolan


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Novels by 7123380|Dashiell Hammett book cover

📘 Novels
 by Dashiell Hammett

Dashiell Hammett’s novels span hard‑boiled detective tales, from the violent world of the Continental Op to the timeless sleuth Sam Spade, and the playful mystery of The Thin Man with Nick and Nora Charles.

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Complete novels by 7123380|Dashiell Hammett book cover

📘 Complete novels
 by Dashiell Hammett

Collected five seminal Dashiell Hammett novels, spanning 1929–1934, that defined the hardboiled detective genre.

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