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Richard Layman
Book List in Order: 12 titles
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Shadow Man
- Mar-1984
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A detailed account of the life and career of the writer who transformed detective fiction into an acceptable literary genre considers Hammett's Hollywood years, his alliance with Lillian Hellman, and his radical politics...
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New Black Mask #1
- Jan-1985
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This ISBN is for Number 1 only - 5 stories in 1 book - Robert Parker's Promised Land; Jim Thompson's The Ripoff; Raymond Chandler's Backfire; George V Higgins; A Case of Chivas Regal; Arthur Lyons's Trouble of Paradise...
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New Black Mask #3
- 1985
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1985, original trade paperback edition (note: this is number 3 in a series of books under the same title), Harcourt Brace, San Diego, CA. 227 pages. This particular collection presents modern mystery, detective and suspense writers. They include: Don...
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The New Black Mask #5
- Jan-1986
- / General Fiction
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Featuring the best from the modern masters of detective, intrigue, suspense, and mystery fiction: "William Haggard: An Interview"; "Timeo Danaos" & "Commentary on Timeo Danaos" by William Haggard; "After the Thin Man: Part 1" by Dashiell Hammett; "Ac...
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The Maltese Falcon
- Dec-2000
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Literary Masters, Literary Masterpieces, and Literary Topics are the three components of Gale's Study Guides to Great Literature. These guides are appropriate for high school readers and, perhaps, somewhat older students who need somewhere to start. ...
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Discovering The Maltese Falcon and Sam Spade
- Sep-2005
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Named by Mystery Writers of America as the 2006 Edgar Award finalist for Best Critical/Biographical Book of the Year The Maltese Falcon has been widely lauded since its original publication in 1930. In its movie adaptation, it not only birthed Amer...
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Return of the Thin Man
- Oct-2013
- / Mystery
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Dashiell Hammett was a crime writer who elevated the genre to true literature, and The Thin Man was Hammett's last--and most successful--novel. Following the enormous success of "The Thin Man" movie in 1934, Hammett was commissioned to write stories ...