The Continental Op: Short Story Collection

ISBN-13: 9781409138075 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 288 str.

Dashiell Hammett

Opis

'An acknowledged literary landmark' Robert Graves

Recenzje

His name remains one of the most important and recognisable in the crime fiction genre. Hammett set the standard for much of the work that would follow INDEPENDENT

O autorze

Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961) was born in Maryland and worked in a number of menial jobs until he became an operative for the Pinkerton Detective Agency. His experiences as a private detective laid the foundations for his writing career. His work includes RED HARVEST, THE MALTESE FALCON, THE GLASS KEY, THE THIN MAN and some eighty short stories, mostly published in Black Mask magazine.