One of the underrated Hammett novels, it tells a story about family madness that turns out to be false one, with numerous comic episodes and established hard-boiled stuff Hammett is known for.
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June Thomson - To Make A Killing
I came across To Make a Killing while exploring H. R. F. Keating's list of the 100 best crime novels. Although June Thomson is best kno...
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Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone remains one of the most notorious figures in American criminal history. Born in 1899 in Brooklyn to I... -
While many consider Hammett, Chandler, or even Horace McCoy as the titans of noir, I’d argue none of them reached the psychological depths J... -
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Cornell Woolrich’s The Bride Wore Black (1940) remains one of the most haunting works of noir fiction, a chilling exploration of grief, o...
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