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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.”
Tag Archives: Fabrice Tortey
Two-Gun Bob: Poetry on Parade
As Donald Sidney-Fryer and I were trooping down Enchanted Rock outside Fredericksburg, Texas, a stop on our way to Robert E. Howard Days in Cross Plains in June 2009, I did not suspect that I was going to be drafted … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Lit, News, REH
Tagged Ben Friberg, Donald Sidney-Fryer, Fabrice Tortey, Glenn Lord, Howard Days, Indy Cavalier, Joe Lansdale, Larry D. Thomas, Professor Frank Coffman
Fave Lines: Remember the Alamo
Today marks the 175th anniversary of the fall of the defenders at The Alamo, who come as close to being immortals as you can get. I know that Robert E. Howard thought that the little fort was one of the … Continue reading
Posted in REH
Tagged Alamo, Brian Leno, Davy Crockett, Donald Sidney-Fryer, Fabrice Tortey, John Wayne
News: June-July 2010
NOTHING SHAKING ON THE MEAN STREETS Or, to put it another way, Don is doing miscellaneous summer stuff the next two months — he gets that way every time a new edition of his Hammett tour book comes out. No … Continue reading
News: July 2009
NO EXTRA TOURS Don is leading some groups by appointment up and over the mean streets in July and August, but nothing has been set up where anyone can just show up with a tenspot and walk the walk — … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Lit, News, REH
Tagged Bouchercon, Conan, Donald Sidney-Fryer, Fabrice Tortey, Hammett Tour Book, Peter Maravelis, Radio, Raymond Chandler, San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics, Vince Emery
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: 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
