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In 1977 Don Herron began leading The Dashiell Hammett Tour, now the longest-running literary tour in the nation. On this site you’ll find information on current walks — dates, where to meet, arranging tours by appointment — plus a hard-boiled blog with news, reviews of books and film, and a dash of noir.
The latest and greatest edition to self-guide you up and down the mean streets.
Willeford: The Book
Includes the first “Mr. Hunt” story, “Knives in the Dark.”
Monthly Archives: July 2018
Hammett: Jesse Sublett on Big Book of the Op
Brian Wallace just sent along a link to a new review of The Big Book of the Continental Op from The Austin Chronicle — worth checking out since it comes from Jesse Sublett, a guy who served in Posse McMillan … Continue reading
Two-Gun Bob: Front Page in Abilene
On the heels of popping in the tidbit from the Kansas City Star, Scott Connors turns up another same-day report on Robert E. Howard shooting himself (!!!). “I swear to Gawd,” Scott maintains, “that I am not trying to compete with Brian, … Continue reading
Posted in REH
Tagged Abilene Daily Reporter, Brian Leno, June 11 1936, literary suicides, Scott Connors
Two-Gun Bob: News in Kansas City
Now I’m almost expecting another news clipping each and every day about Robert E. Howard shooting himself, and as today breaks Scott Connors does not disappoint: “Would you believe I found another?” Scott asks. “This time it was in the Kansas … Continue reading
Two-Gun Bob: Earl Baker Ruminations
The furious round of discoveries about Robert E. Howard that Brian Leno — with Scott Connors close on his heels — turned up over the last couple of weeks got the attention of Leo Grin, editor and publisher of the excellent … Continue reading
Posted in REH
Tagged Bob Baker, Brian Leno, Doc Howard, Earl Baker, Glenn Lord, June 11 1936, L. Sprague de Camp, Leo Grin, Scott Connors, The Cimmerian, The Cimmerian Press
Two-Gun Bob: And Race
“Mr. Howard usually approaches his stories from the racial standpoint, if you may call it that. That is, human races, and especially those of long ago.” Yeah, the great tribal drifts, the sort of thing I got into in my … Continue reading
Two-Gun Bob: “Found Wounded” in Corpus Christi
I was sitting around, minding my own business, thinking about the closest brushes with death I had back in the days of The San Francisco Suicide Club (1977-1982). When suddenly into the Inbox hops Scott Connors, exclaiming: “Found another one!” … Continue reading
Posted in REH, SFSC
Tagged Brian Leno, Corpus Christi Times, June 11 1936, L. Sprague de Camp, literary suicides, Scott Connors
Sinister Cinema: Two-Gun Bob and Kong
Brian Leno is going nuts with this Robert E. Howard stuff — and more power to him. He just sent me this postscript to one of his groundbreaking essays in The Cimmerian. If you don’t have a solid collection of … Continue reading
Posted in Film, REH
Tagged Brian Leno, Brownwood Texas, Fay Wray, Howard Payne College, Ken Kelly, King Kong, The Cimmerian, The Yellow Jacket
Rediscovered: Willeford’s Pick-Up, from Cult to Canon
Just got a notice that the Library of America eBook of Pick-Up — usually tagged at $6.99 — is yours for $2.99 for two weeks. You’ll have to figure out the hoops you need to jump through to grab the … Continue reading
Two-Gun Bob: Breaking News in Brownsville
Brian Leno has unleased a flood of breaking news stories on the suicide of Robert E. Howard, who shot himself in the head and lingered for hours before death. Scott Connors just popped in the notice above, which he found … Continue reading
Hammett: The Too Big Book of the Op
While the appearance of The Big Book of the Continental Op late last year was a boon to Hammett readers, who had been unable to easily get their paws on texts for the stories — much less pure texts derived from … Continue reading
Posted in Dash
Tagged Book Collecting, Hank Carstensen, Kevin Cook, Terry Zobeck, The Big Book of the Continental Op