Dashiell Hammett

"Hammett gave murder back to the kind of people who do it for a reason, not just to provide a corpse; and with means at hand, not with handwrought dueling pistols, curare, and tropical fish."

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:Raymond Chandler, in The Simple Art of Murder

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Raymond Chandler - The Simple Art of Murder

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Samuel Dashiell Hammett (May 27, 1894 – January 10, 1961) was an American author of "hard-boiled" detective novels and short stories. Among the enduring characters he created are Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon), Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man), and the Continental Op (The Dain Curse).

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May 27 - 1894 - January 10 - 1961 - Hard-boiled - Detective novels and short stories - Sam Spade - The Maltese Falcon - Nick and Nora Charles - The Thin Man - The Continental Op - The Dain Curse

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