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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.”
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News: September 2008
TOURS GALORE Just like it says on the Tour Page, you’ll find a Hammett walk offered at noon every Sunday this month — grab ten bucks, if interested, and show up. AND IN OCTOBER Some folk coming into town have … Continue reading
Posted in Tour
News: August 2008
DOG DAYS OF SUMMER No extra tours set for this month, but just hang on for a few weeks and you’ll find a walk every Sunday in September. Meanwhile, Vince Emery is getting on with the completely revised and updated … Continue reading
News: July 2008
BIG POSTERS ON MARKET The set of six posters paying tribute to Hammett and The Maltese Falcon are now on display in those triangular ad kiosks all along Market from the Embarcadero to Van Ness. They’ll be up for about … Continue reading
News: June 2008
OUR WEB HOST HITS THE BIG 13 While the average guy on the street may not think of Don and the Hammett Tour as part of the on-going cool San Francisco underground scene, Don does — the walk has its … Continue reading
Posted in Frisco, SFSC
Tagged Doggie Diner, Donald Wandrei, John Law, Laughing Squid, Lovecraft, Owen Smith, Pulps
News: May 2008
WINNING THOSE AWARDS In the photo above you can see Don posed with the three Cimmerian Awards he has landed thus far — this shot being an alternate that wasn’t used in the new Cimmerian Awards issue coverage. For that … Continue reading
Posted in DMac, Lit
Tagged Cimmerian Awards, Donald Wandrei, Donald Westlake, Eddie Muller, Fabrice Tortey, Fritz Leiber, George Pelecanos, Ken Bruen, Noir Con, The Cimmerian
News: April 2008
Anyone who wants to track Don down at the NoirCon in Philly will find him hanging around the bar from April 3 through 6. Doesn’t look as if there will be a formal panel devoted to Charles Willeford during the … Continue reading
News: March 2008
PALM SUNDAY Anyone who wants to show up, willing to hand over a tenspot, is welcome to join in the Dashiell Hammett Tour offered on Palm Sunday — that’s Sunday March 16 with a noon start at the Main Library … Continue reading
Posted in News, Tour, Willeford
Tagged Betsy Willeford, Noir Con, Palm Sunday Tour, Powell Hotel, RARA-AVIS, The Shark-Infested Custard, William Denton
News: February 2008
NOTHING SHAKING ON THE MEAN STREETS Keeping his lazy streak working overtime, Don isn’t doing any tours this month where you can just show up, pay ten bucks, and walk the walk. But he knows he needs to get the … Continue reading
Posted in Frisco, News, Tour, Willeford
Tagged Palm Sunday Tour, Peter Maravelis, San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics
News: January 2008
STAYING IN OUT OF THE RAIN No extra tours set for this month, but if you want to hear Don offer a few opinions on noir and hard-boiled fiction while staying dry at the same time, come on down to … Continue reading
News: December 2007
THIRTY YEARS DOWN Other than some groups by appointment, no gumshoes are hitting the pavement of the mean streets this month, as thirty years eases quietly past — with year thirty-one to follow. The plans by Vince Emery to publish … Continue reading
Posted in DMac, News, Willeford
Tagged Black Mask, Hammett Tour Book, Measures of Poison, Noir Con, Vince Emery
