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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.
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Willeford: The Book
Includes the first “Mr. Hunt” story, “Knives in the Dark.”
Tag Archives: Ace Atkins
Rediscovered: More Ace and Parker
Coincidentally, the topic of Ace Atkins and Robert B. Parker also popped up in the last few days in exchanges with Kevin Cook, noted pulp and book collector. “At this point in time Parker is still an industry,” Kevin observed, … Continue reading
Hammett: Angel Eyes
Tenderloin Terry Zobeck seeks out the Shadow of Hammett everywhere, and he tells me: I think we’ve discussed Ace Atkins’ continuation of the Spenser novels before. I usually don’t like such things, but he capture’s Parker’s style uncannily well. The new … Continue reading
Rediscovered: Jeopardy! Hits the Hammett Clew Pile Again
In July I reported on Hammett showing up in another round of Jeopardy! and said: Will they eventually run out of Hammett clews — or is “Who is Dashiell Hammett?” an endless source? I wasn’t worried about the well running dry. You’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Lit, News
Tagged Ace Atkins, Jeopardy!, Ken Jennings, Matt Jackson, Nick & Nora, Robert B. Parker, Spenser
Hammett: Reviewer Remorse
Now Terry Zobeck is worried that his review of the new Hammett bio by Nathan Ward — because of a few quibbles he throws in — might not have given a fair account of how much he liked it: I hope … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Film, Frisco, Tour
Tagged 891 Post, Ace Atkins, Art Taylor, Bill Arney, Black Mask, Bogie, David Fechheimer, Jose Hammett, Nathan Ward, Red Harvest, Terry Zobeck, Washington Post
Tour: Walking the Walk
On the tour for October 19 two more writers with a crime connection chalked their names on the mean streets of Hammettville: Judy Meliner and T.J. Mitchell. One book out so far, non-fiction, on the corpse trade — with plans … Continue reading
Posted in Lit, News, Tour, Willeford
Tagged Ace Atkins, Boyd Stephens, David Drake, Judy Meliner, T.J. Mitchell
Hammett: And the Oscar Goes To
As I was moping around the web during Oscar season this year a bit of information attracted my attention. I’d no doubt seen the same stats when I looked over Oscar info the previous season, but no bells rang at that time. This … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Film
Tagged Ace Atkins, Ben Affleck, Black Mask, Falcon from Knopf, George Arliss, Hammett Tour Book, Jack Benny, Marky Mark, Maurice Chevalier, Oscar, Pulps, Ronald Colman, Shylock, Spenser, Valentine, William Godschalk
Sinister Cinema: The Fest is Over
Noir City has folded up its sidewalks and slunk off into the night, and almost all that’s left are memories — and a really intriguing puzzle I noticed in the final day’s showing of the film Roadhouse Nights. More on … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Frisco, News
Tagged Ace Atkins, Book Collecting, Creature Features, Fuller Brush Man, Green Apple Books, John Stanley, Kevin Hunsanger, My Favorite Brunette, Noir City, Preston Sturges, Roadhouse Nights, The Attack of the Incredible Killer Scarecrow, The Good Humor Man, Unfiathfully Yours
Hammett: Photos for Sale
Ace Atkins just popped me a note that a few photos of Hammett currently are on the block on eBay, including a shot I’ve never seen before. If interested, hop over pronto for a look or to join in the … Continue reading
Death Lit: More on Parker
Terry Zobeck and I have been working behind the scenes to polish up some of his “pure texts” posts, in particular his first shot at it for “This King Business.” Looking it over again, Terry realized he’d left any changes … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Lit, News
Tagged "Corkscrew", "The Gutting of Couffignal", Ace Atkins, Jesse Stone, Pulps, pure texts, Raymond Chandler, Robert B. Parker, Spenser, Terry Zobeck, Zobeck Series One
