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Hammett was born near Great Mills on the "Hopewell and Aim" farm in Saint Mary's County, Maryland, to Richard Thomas Hammett and his wife Anne Bond Dashiell. His mother belonged to an old Maryland family, whose name in French was De Chiel.
May 23, 2024 · Dashiell Hammett was an American writer who created the hard-boiled school of detective fiction. (See detective story; hard-boiled fiction). Hammett left school at 13 and worked at a variety of low-paying jobs before working eight years as a detective for the Pinkerton agency.
Complete order of Dashiell Hammett books in Publication Order and Chronological Order.
Aug 10, 2022 · A review of Hammett's crime fiction masterpieces, from Red Harvest to The Glass Key, by Larry Beinhart. Learn about the author's life, style, influence and legacy in the genre he helped create.
Dashiell Hammett has 524 books on Goodreads with 433205 ratings. Dashiell Hammett’s most popular book is The Maltese Falcon.
Also wrote as Peter Collinson, Daghull Hammett, Samuel Dashiell, Mary Jane Hammett Dashiell Hammett, an American, wrote highly acclaimed detective fiction, including The Maltese Falcon (1930) and The Thin Man (1934). Samuel Dashiell Hammett authored hardboiled novels and short stories.
Mar 8, 2011 · Talk Of The Town Again: Dashiell Hammett and Lillian Hellman hold down a table at the 21 Club on New Year's Eve 1944. Hammett, who died in January 1961, gets yet another mystery-magazine byline...
