false <![CDATA[The Glass Key (Crime Masterworks S.)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168050301m/30007.jpg 30007 21 Ned Beaumont is a tall, thin, moustache-wearing, TB-ridden, drinking, gambling, hanger-on to the political boss of a corrupt Eastern city. Nevertheless, like every Hammett hero (and like Hammett himself), he has an unbreakable, if idiosyncratic moral code. Ned's boss wants to better himself with a thoroughbred senator's daughter; but does he want it badly enough to commit murder? If he's innocent, who wants him in the frame? Beaumont must find out. 747666 book 1931 The Glass Key (Crime Masterworks S.) total:732|5:164|4:325|3:203|2:35|1:5| 732 2804 1006 64 3 1 false false Wed Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 18 11:56:17 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 26 15:12:55 -0700 2008 When are we getting those half-stars, again? I so wanted to give this 3 1/2 stars, simply on the strength of the noir prose. These were the days when men wore hats, women called them louses, everyone drank and smoked all day and goons beat up patsies and called them pals later.

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If you know what the hell's going on here in the first fifty or so pages, more power to you-- I couldn't figure it out in my first read. Hammett takes Hemingway and shakes him until all of the liquor and flab settle to the bottom, and what he's left...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 01 23:03:29 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 07 21:11:03 -0700 2009 4 The Glass Key; it's a book that trapped me, a book I'll likely continue reading once every year or two for a very long time. Because this one has i...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 29 19:27:41 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 19:33:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Mar 06 02:33:46 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 02:33:46 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Sep 15 19:39:49 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 18:05:28 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Aug 23 18:58:12 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 19:00:15 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 07:39:29 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 06:44:04 -0700 2009 ]]> 2 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 17:44:33 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 17:45:42 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 08:24:58 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 10:38:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 00:21:11 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 00:22:12 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Dec 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 13:10:23 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 12:09:18 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Sun Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 16:00:56 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 16:31:29 -0800 2008 This was an above average murder mystery with a great political/gangster theme to keep the story moving. The lead character was not a classic good guy and...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jul 02 21:25:18 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 21:26:10 -0700 2009 3 0 true false Sun Jan 06 12:26:29 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 06 12:29:27 -0800 2008
Since the hard-boiled detective novel came out of SoCal, I'm trying it out. I liked the movie China Town, so why not?

Well, this book did not blow me away. Noir film has been rehashed, so it's hard to s...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 07:30:11 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 16:20:01 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=30007