Tag Archives: Frederic Dannay

Hammett: “The Gatewood Thing” Caper

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Don

Today is the 54th anniversary of the death of Dashiell Hammett — and starts us toward the five year marker for this blog (although the website itself kicked off in late 2000 — hey, a fifteen year anniversary!). As a mini-memorial, how about a … Continue reading →

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Hammett: “The Dimple”

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Don

 How to mark the first day of a New Year? How about The Return of Terry Zobeck? Terry’s back with another installment of Zobeck: Series Two, where he details editorial changes wrought by Frederic Dannay when he reprinted various Hammett … Continue reading →

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Hammett: All He Wrote

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Don

 And now, on Birthday 120, it is time to do a recount — we’ll call these The Zobeck Statistics. As anyone who has been on the tour knows, I personally count The Big Knockover as a novel (if a short novel), … Continue reading →

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Hammett: “Arson Plus”

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Don

Aha! Terry Zobeck is back, with the latest installment of Zobeck: Series Two. That’s where he looks into the edits made by Frederic Dannay, a.k.a. “Ellery Queen,” to Hammett stories that in recent years have been restored from the Dannay-blue-penciled … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: EQMM Today

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Don

  Usually on this blog any chatter about Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine harks back to the days of yesteryear, when the two cousins who wrote as “Ellery Queen” ran the show, and one of the two — the redoubtable Frederic Dannay … Continue reading →

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Hammett: “Holiday”

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Don

Jeez, maybe I’ll take the rest of this blogging month off — I think Terry Zobeck has it under control! For part three of his new series detailing edits made by Frederic Dannay — you’ll need your copy of the … Continue reading →

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Hammett: “The Sardonic Star of Tom Doody” & “The Joke on Eloise Morey”

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Don

Another month on the mean streets, ready to be kicked into gear by Terry Zobeck with part two of his new series probing the various changes made by Frederic Dannay to Hammett’s short stories. . . . You can find “pure texts” … Continue reading →

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Hammett: “The Barber and His Wife”

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Don

How about we kick off the month with The Return of Tenderloin Terry Zobeck? It’s always swell when Terry climbs back on deck after a hiatus. Terry’s still got one Hammett story he needs to check for editorial meddling by … Continue reading →

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Hammett: “The Diamond Wager”

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Don

It’s been over two years since Terry Zobeck did a quick run-through of how many Hammett stories had seen print, that far, preparing himself to dive in to check on editorial meddling by Frederic Dannay. Of all the stories then … Continue reading →

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Hammett: More “Corkscrew”

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Don

Add Evan Lewis to the list of people — alongside me, Terry Zobeck, Lillian Hellman —who dig the Hammett western satire “Corkscrew.” He just put up a post talking about it and the other contents of the Dell Mapback Nightmare … Continue reading →

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