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Dashiell Hammett

Also known as

Dashiel HammettSamuel Dashiell Hammettdashiell hammettD. Hammettd. HammettDasshiell HammettHammett DDashiell HamettDashiell HammetDasiell Hammett

American writer of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. Among the characters he created are Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon), Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man), The Continental Op (Red Harvest and The Dain Curse) and the comic strip character Secret Agent X-9.

Born 1894-05-27

Died 1961-01-10

Identifiers

  • Open LibraryOL28314A
  • ISNI0000000121393171
  • VIAF73854531
  • WikidataQ186335
  • Goodreads16927

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Books by Dashiell Hammett

Total count: 226