Dashiell Hammettauthor profile |
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| born | December 13, 1901 |
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| died | January 10, 1961 |
| gender | male |
| place of birth | St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States |
| genre | Mystery & Thrillers |
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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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books by Dashiell Hammettcombine editionsavg rating: 3.98 | 5844 ratings | 50 distinct works see all books by Dashiell Hammett » |
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quotes by Dashiell Hammett
"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)
— Dashiell Hammett (The Thin Man)
"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)
— Dashiell Hammett (Red Harvest)
"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)
— Dashiell Hammett (The Maltese Falcon)