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Author Ward, Nathan.

Title The lost detective : becoming Dashiell Hammett / Nathan Ward. [Boundless electronic resource]

Publication Info. Bloomsbury USA, 2015.
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Description 1 online resource
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Contents The cheaper the crook. The devilish art ; A company man ; $5,000 blood money ; Out of uniform ; Dearest woman ; The last case -- The ex-detective. A little man going forward ; The old man ; Blackmasking ; The price of Peggy O'Toole ; The big ship ; Among the ghosts ; Babylon and back -- A hundred bucks.
Summary "A fascinating portrait of the overlooked Dashiell Hammett-- from his years as a Pinkerton detective to becoming the author of arguably the most iconic detective novels of the twentieth century"-- Provided by publisher.
System Details Requires Boundless App.
Subject Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961.
Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961.
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Subject Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Detective and mystery stories, American -- History and criticism.
Authors, American.
Detective and mystery stories, American.
Genre Electronic books.
Biographies.
Biography.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Biographies.
Added Author Boundless (Digital media service)
ISBN 9781632862778 : $60.00
1632862778 : $60.00
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