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Dashiell Hammett

Dashiell Hammett

Known For Writing
Birthday May 27, 1894
Died Jan 10, 1961 (66)
Birthplace Saint Mary's County, Maryland, USA
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Aug 18, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Aug 18, 2025
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Samuel Dashiell Hammett (May 27, 1894 – January 10, 1961) was an American writer of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. He was also a screenwriter and political activist. Among the enduring characters he created are Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon), Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man), th ... e Continental Op (Red Harvest and The Dain Curse) and the comic strip character Secret Agent X-9. Hammett "is now widely regarded as one of the finest mystery writers of all time". In his obituary in The New York Times, he was described as "the dean of the... 'hard-boiled' school of detective fiction." Time included Hammett's 1929 novel Red Harvest on its list of the 100 best English-language novels published between 1923 and 2005. In 1990, the Crime Writers' Association picked three of his five novels for their list of The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time. Five years later, four out of five of his novels made The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time as selected by the Mystery Writers of America. His novels and stories also had a significant influence on films, including the genres of private eye/detective fiction, mystery thrillers, and film noir. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dashiell Hammett, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Let Sleeping Guns Lie

Let Sleeping Guns Lie

2005

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No Good Deed

No Good Deed

2002

Novel

The Wizard of Malta

The Wizard of Malta

1981

Novel

Nick and Nora

Nick and Nora

1975

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The Black Bird

The Black Bird

1975

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Song of the Thin Man

Song of the Thin Man

1947

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Secret Agent X-9

Secret Agent X-9

1945

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The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944

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Watch on the Rhine

Watch on the Rhine

1943

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The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1942

Novel

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

1941

Novel

Shadow of the Thin Man

Shadow of the Thin Man

1941

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Another Thin Man

Another Thin Man

1939

Story

Have You Got Any Castles?

Have You Got Any Castles?

1938

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Secret Agent X-9

Secret Agent X-9

1937

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After the Thin Man

After the Thin Man

1936

Story

Satan Met a Lady

Satan Met a Lady

1936

Novel

The Glass Key

The Glass Key

1935

Novel

Mister Dynamite

Mister Dynamite

1935

Story

Woman in the Dark

Woman in the Dark

1934

Short Story

The Thin Man

The Thin Man

1934

Novel

City Streets

City Streets

1931

Story

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

1931

Novel

Roadhouse Nights

Roadhouse Nights

1930

Novel

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