Dashiell Hammett






Dashiell Hammett

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born
May 27, 1894

died
January 10, 1961

gender
male

place of birth
St. Mary's County, Maryland, The United States

genre
Mystery & Thrillers


about this author

Samuel Dashiell Hammett was an American author of hardboiled 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 (Red Harvest and The Dain Curse). In addition to the significant influence his novels and stories had on film, Hammett "is now widely regarded as one of the finest mystery writers of all time" and was called, in his obituary in the New York Times, "the dean of the... 'hard-boiled' school of detective fiction."




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avg rating: 3.92 | 11,962 ratings | 1,189 reviews | 82 distinct works | 77 fans
The Maltese Falcon The Maltese Falcon
by Dashiell Hammett
avg rating 3.86 — 4,114 ratings — published 1929
67 editions
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The Thin Man The Thin Man
by Dashiell Hammett
avg rating 3.97 — 2,190 ratings — published 1934
25 editions
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Red Harvest Red Harvest
by Dashiell Hammett
avg rating 3.98 — 1,033 ratings — published 1929
24 editions
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The Glass Key The Glass Key
by Dashiell Hammett
avg rating 3.82 — 575 ratings — published 1931
21 editions
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The Continental Op The Continental Op
by Dashiell Hammett
avg rating 4.10 — 473 ratings — published 1974
11 editions
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The Dain Curse The Dain Curse
by Dashiell Hammett
avg rating 3.67 — 429 ratings — published 1928
12 editions
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Dashiell Hammett : Complete No... Dashiell Hammett : Complete Novels : Red Harvest / The Dain Curse / The Maltese Falcon / The Glass Key / The Thin Man
by Dashiell Hammett
avg rating 4.42 — 347 ratings — published 1965
8 editions
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The Big Knockover: Selected St... The Big Knockover: Selected Stories and Short Novels
by Dashiell Hammett
avg rating 4.07 — 267 ratings — published 1972
4 editions
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The Maltese Falcon, The Thin M... The Maltese Falcon, The Thin Man, Red Harvest
by Dashiell Hammett
avg rating 4.14 — 166 ratings — published 2000
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Nightmare Town Nightmare Town
by Dashiell Hammett
avg rating 3.90 — 150 ratings — published 1999
8 editions
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"The problem with putting two and two together is that sometimes you get four, and sometimes you get twenty-two."
Dashiell Hammett (The Thin Man)
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"You're drunk, and I'm drunk, and I'm just exactly drunk enough to tell you anything you want to know. That's the kind of girl I am. If I like a person, I'll tell them anything they want to know. Just ask me. Go ahead, ask me."
Dashiell Hammett (Red Harvest)
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"We didn't exactly believe your story, Miss O'Shaughnessy, we believed your 200 dollars. I mean you paid us more than if you had been telling us the truth, and enough more to make it alright. (Sam Spade)"
Dashiell Hammett (The Maltese Falcon)
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