Dashiell Hammett: Five Complete Novels: Red Harvest; The Dain Curse; The Maltese Falcon; The Glass Key; The Thin Man

726 ,[4] pp. 8vo. Five novels in one volume. CONTENTS: Red Harvest; The Dain Curse; The Maltese Falcon; The Glass Key; The Thin Man. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "Samuel Dashiell Hammett (May 27, 1894 - January 10, 1961) was an American author of hardboiled detective novels and short stories. Among the enduring characters he created are Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon), Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man), and the Continental Op (Red Harvest, The Dain Curse). In addition to the significant influence his novels had on film, Hammet has been credited with the invention of modern American hardboiled detective novel."