Hammett, Dashiell

Provides research material for the study of "The Maltese Falcon" by Dashiell Hammett. Includes a biographical overview of Hammett; coverage of his years as a detective; information on the composition of the novel; and critical responses to the novel. Also discusses the movies, radio shows, and other spin-offs from the novel.

A murder involves Sam Spade in a dangerous search for a valuable statue.

Collects four linked stories and two novels by twentieth-century American detective novelist Dashiell Hammett, including "The Dain Curse.".

The Continental Op takes on the town and punishes the guilty when the last honest citizen of Poisonville is murdered.