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Dashiell Hammett

By User:AllieCashel @timeAndDate(1280334009) Described as "the dean of the 'hard boiled' school of detective fiction" in his Hammett's Novels

Hammett in Hollywood

Three of Hammett's novels, ''Watch on the Rhine''. Unfortunately, he was outed as a Communist, lost his job with Paramount and, after spending six months in jail, stopped writing completely. 

Other Work

On top of his five novels, Hammett published a variety of different Sam Spade and Nick and Nora Charles, throughout his short stories, attracting his developing fan base to other types of his work. Some of his most famous short story collections include:

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