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Dashiell Hammett

5 standalone books

Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961) was an American writer of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. Among the characters he created are Sam Spade of The Maltese Falcon, Nick and Nora Charles of The Thin Man, The Continental Op of Red Harvest and The Dain Curse, and the comic strip character Secret Agent X-9.

Born
1894

Books by Dashiell Hammett

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