Tag Archives: Brian Wallace

Hammett: Make That an Even Eighty Stories

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Don

If you recall, the way Terry Zobeck tallied up Hammett’s output a few years ago was that he did 79 known stories and 2 “short miscellaneous pieces” — so, 79 stories or 81 stories, depending on how you count the … Continue reading →

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Hammett: High Ticket

Posted on July 7, 2017 by Don

I don’t keep close track, but I am well aware prices on first editions of Hammett’s novels have jumped into the big money — kicked off by the legendary 1981 auction of the Adrian Goldstone crime fiction collection here in … Continue reading →

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Frisco Beat: Remembering the Past

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Don

Brian Wallace tossed me another link that may be of interest to San Francisco history buffs — with most of the history really early stuff, barely making it into the 1920s. And it’s in cartoon format. But good cartooning, like … Continue reading →

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Hammett: Via the Film Buff Lens

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Don

A Mean Streets tip from Brian Wallace took me over to Paste Monthly and an article on Hammett with a heavy emphasis on movies pulled from Hammett’s work — such as Mifune doing a Samurai version of the Op. If … Continue reading →