{"product_id":"the-maltese-falcon-the-thin-man-red-harvest-introduction-by-robert-polito-hardcover-3","title":"The Maltese Falcon, the Thin Man, Red Harvest: Introduction by Robert Polito - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDashiell Hammett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Polito\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese three classic novels, published here in one volume, are rich with the crisp prose, subtle characters, and intricate plots that made Dashiell Hammett one of the most admired writers of the 20th century. This volume includes a ribbon marker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe three classic novels published here in one volume are rich with the crisp prose, subtle characters, and intricate plots that made Dashiell Hammett one of the most admired writers of the twentieth century. \u003cbr\u003eA one-time detective and a master of deft understatement, Hammett virtually invented the hard-boiled crime novel. In \"THE MALTESE FALCON, Sam Spade, a private eye with his own solitary code of ethics, tangles with a beautiful and treacherous woman whose loyalties shift at the drop of a dime. \"THE THIN MAN introduces Hammett's wittiest creations, Nick and Nora Charles, who solve homicides in between wisecracks and martinis. And in \"RED HARVEST, Hammett's anonymous tough-guy detective, the Continental Op, takes on the entire town of Poisonville in a deadly war against corruption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDashiell Samuel Hammett was born in St. Mary's County. He grew up in Philadelphia and Baltimore. Hammett left school at the age of fourteen and held several kinds of jobs thereafter--messenger boy, newsboy, clerk, operator, and stevedore, finally becoming an operative for Pinkerton's Detective Agency. Sleuthing suited young Hammett, but World War I intervened, interrupting his work and injuring his health. When Sergeant Hammett was discharged from the last of several hospitals, he resumed detective work. He soon turned to writing, and in the late 1920s Hammett became the unquestioned master of detective-story fiction in America. In \u003ci\u003eThe Maltese Falcon \u003c\/i\u003e(1930) he first introduced his famous private eye, Sam Spade. \u003ci\u003eThe Thin Man\u003c\/i\u003e (1932) offered another immortal sleuth, Nick Charles. \u003ci\u003eRed Harvest (\u003c\/i\u003e1929), \u003ci\u003eThe Dain Curse\u003c\/i\u003e (1929), and \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Key\u003c\/i\u003e (1931) are among his most successful novels. During World War II, Hammett again served as sergeant in the Army, this time for more than two years, most of which he spent in the Aleutians. Hammett's later life was marked in part by ill health, alcoholism, a period of imprisonment related to his alleged membership in the Communist Party, and by his long-time companion, the author Lillian Hellman, with whom he had a very volatile relationship. His attempt at autobiographical fiction survives in the story \"Tulip,\" which is contained in the posthumous collection \u003ci\u003eThe Big Knockover\u003c\/i\u003e (1966, edited by Lillian Hellman). Another volume of his stories, \u003cb\u003eT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ehe Continental Op\u003c\/i\u003e (1974, edited by Stephen Marcus), introduced the final Hammett character: the \"Op,\" a nameless detective (or \"operative\") who displays little of his personality, making him a classic tough guy in the hard-boiled mold--a bit like Hammett himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 696\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.3 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 05, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45815983046853,"sku":"9780375411250","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/D8RLDsIXH09780375411250_401e19db-eb70-4578-b211-a3a424c7abb5.webp?v=1771027556","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-maltese-falcon-the-thin-man-red-harvest-introduction-by-robert-polito-hardcover-3","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}