The lost detective : becoming Dashiell Hammett
by
Ward, Nathan, 1963-, author.
Title
:
The lost detective : becoming Dashiell Hammett
Author
:
Ward, Nathan, 1963-, author.
ISBN
:
9780802776402
Personal Author
:
Ward, Nathan, 1963-, author.
Publication Information
:
New York Bloomsbury, 2015.
©2015
Physical Description
:
xxi, 214 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 22 cm.
General Note
:
Formerly CIP.
Contents
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Machine generated contents note: pt. I The Cheaper the Crook -- ch. I The Devilish Art -- ch. II A Company Man -- ch. III $5,000 Blood Money -- ch. IV Out of Uniform -- ch. V Dearest Woman -- ch. VI The Last Case -- pt. II The Ex-Detective -- ch. VII A Little Man Going Forward -- ch. VIII The Old Man -- ch. IX Blackmasking -- ch. X The Price of Peggy O'Toole -- ch. XI The Big Ship -- ch. XII Among the Ghosts -- ch. XIII Babylon and Back.
Abstract
:
"A fascinating portrait of the overlooked Dashiell Hammett--from his years as a Pinkerton detective to becoming the author of arguably the most iconic detective novels of the twentieth century"--Provided by publisher.
Personal Subject
:
Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961-Biography.
Subject Term
:
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Detective and mystery stories, American -- History and criticism.
Genre
:
Biography
Format
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Books
| Library | Material Type | Shelf Number | Library | | |
|---|
| Parramatta | Book | 813.52 HAMM | Parramatta | Adult Biography | |