Dashiell Hammett
The Dashiell Hammett Megapack collects 20 early and rare stories by the famous mystery writer, plus one poem. Included in this volume are:
AFRAID OF A GUN
ARSON PLUS
THE NEW RACKET
BODIES PILED UP
DEATH ON PINE STREET
THE MAN WHO KILLED DAN ODAMS
MIKE, ALEC, OR RUFUS
NIGHT SHOTS
NIGHTMARE TOWN
ONE HOUR
THE ROAD HOME
RUFFIAN'S WIFE
THE SECOND-STORY ANGEL
THE TENTH CLUE
WHO KILLED BOB TEAL?
ZIGZAGS OF TREACHERY
THE
..."Don't be too sure I'm as crooked as I'm supposed to be. That kind of reputation might be good business."—Samuel Spade, private investigator
"Spade...is what most of the private detectives I worked with would like to have been and in their cockier moments thought they approached."—Dashiell Hammett
The Maltese Falcon first appeared in the pages of Black Mask magazine in 1929. Almost immediately it was acknowledged as not
...4) Red Harvest
Detective-story master Dashiell Hammett gives us yet another unforgettable read in Red Harvest.
When the last honest citizen of Poisonville was murdered, the Continental Op stayed on to punish the guilty—even if that meant taking on an entire town.
Red Harvest is more than a superb crime novel: it is a classic exploration of corruption and violence in the American grain.