Tag Archives: Frederic Dannay

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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Hammett: “Corkscrew” Part III

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Don

When Frederic Dannay, a.k.a. Ellery Queen, collected the Continental Op yarn “Corkscrew” in the 1948 Lawrence Spivak digest Nightmare Town, he resurrected it from the crumbling wood pulp pages of Black Mask much like Dr. Frankenstein rescued the monster from the grave … Continue reading →

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Hammett: “Corkscrew” Part II

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Don

As Terry Zobeck noted in the first part of his pure text survey for “Corkscrew,” the editorial changes were rampant — scanning down this post and then the next post will give you the clew. A hell of a lot … Continue reading →

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Hammett: “Corkscrew”

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Don

Thanksgiving — the day of bounty, and plenty of it. I wonder, do we have any bounty to strew Up and Down These Mean Streets? How about The Return of Terry Zobeck? — who in a race to the finish with his coverage … Continue reading →

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