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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: John D. Squires
Hammett: Another Newspaper Serialization
Okay. This is getting ridiculous. John D. Squires has come across yet another newspaper serialization of a Continental Op story, this time from 1947. You may recall he recently uncovered a 1956 newspaper run for Hammett’s “The Tenth Clew,” prompting … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Lit, News
Tagged "Dead Yellow Women", "The Tenth Clew", John D. Squires, newspaper action, Richard Layman, Senator Joseph McCarthy
Hammett: The Fat Man
To kick off a new month, how about a touch of Hammett off the air waves? You’ve got an ad for one of his radio shows, The Fat Man, above, courtesy John D. Squires. And if you’ve got some time … Continue reading
Hammett: More “Clew”
And here’s another chapter heading for that 1950s newspaper reprint of Hammett’s “The Tenth Clew,” featuring a quite svelte Continental Op in action — thanks to John D. Squires for bringing it to my attention.
Hammett: Another “Clew”
The last time Hammett’s 1924 Op story “The Tenth Clew” got a mention on this site was when we linked to a bit where Mike Nevins covered some odd editing Frederic Dannay did on the ending in the 1940s. I figured … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Tenth Clew", Black Mask, Frederic Dannay, John D. Squires, Mike Nevins, newspaper action, Senator Joseph McCarthy, Terry Zobeck, The Fat Man, Vince Emery
Rediscovered: More Fantômas
Good old John D. Squires continues his arcane research into the cross-promotion between fiction and film early in the last century, and just tumbled to another Fantômas ad, for all the Fantômas fans out there.
Hammett: “Magician” Trackdown
Lately M. P. Shiel has been in the air around here — I’ve been easing my way through the first two of three volumes of the biography of Shiel from the pen of Harold Billings (on the side reading upcoming … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Lit, News
Tagged "The Gutting of Couffignal", Harold Billings, John D. Squires, John Gawsworth, M. P. Shiel, Terry Zobeck, Vince Emery
Rediscovered: Fantômas, the Serials
My pal John D. Squires, current honcho of the cult for M. P. Shiel, saw the blurb for Fantômas the other day and popped me the ad above, which tries to hook movie theatres in 1916 into running a film serial … Continue reading
Rediscovered: Redonda!
I’m confident it was my pal Steve Eng who brought M. P. Shiel fully to my attention some thirty years ago. Like anyone else interested in horror and fantastic literature, I’d have come across the name already, courtesy at least … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, DMac, Frisco, Lit
Tagged "The Gutting of Couffignal", Arthur Machen, Black Mask, Book Collecting, Dylan Thomas, Hammett Tour Book, Henry Miller, John D. Squires, John Gawsworth, Lovecraft, M. P. Shiel, Redonda, Steve Eng
