Tag Archives: Library of America

Hammett: Birthday 126

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Don

Yeah, 126 years ago today Samuel Dashiell Hammett began life as a fat baby, and lived that life as a thin man. Pinkerton’s detective. Pulp writer in San Francisco. Hollywood. Ended up in New York. You probably know the outline. … Continue reading →

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Hammett: “The Tenth Clew”

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Don

Brian Leno just let me know that Library of America put up the Op story “The Tenth Clew” as their Story of the Week feature. There’s a brief introduction, but we covered — or uncovered — the main points circa … Continue reading →

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Two-Gun Bob: Top Ten, Baby

Posted on December 29, 2019 by Don

Brian Leno keeps his thumb on the pulse, and just popped in the news that Robert E. Howard’s landmark Cthulhu Mythos yarn “The Black Stone” made the cut for Library of America’s ten most read stories of the year — … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Willeford’s Pick-Up, from Cult to Canon

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Don

Just got a notice that the Library of America eBook of Pick-Up — usually tagged at $6.99 — is yours for $2.99 for two weeks. You’ll have to figure out the hoops you need to jump through to grab the … Continue reading →

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Hammett: “Slippery Fingers”

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Don

Guess who’s back with another installment of Zobeck: Series Two? You got it. And here’s Terry Zobeck:   The other day, Don sent me a link to a piece by Francis M. Nevins on the Mystery File blog that mentions … Continue reading →

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Hammett: “The Nails in Mr. Cayterer”

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Don

Remember the fireworks going off boom! and bang! a couple of days ago? As I watched the explosions I was thinking, yeah, if they only knew that Terry Zobeck was about to finish off — complete, fini — his now … 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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Rediscovered: Becoming Legends

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Don

Fritz Leiber, subject of the tour coming up this Sunday, was alive for much of the time I’ve been doing walks. Some of you may remember Hammett tours when we reached 811 Geary Street and did the blurb on Fritz and Our Lady … Continue reading →

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Hammett: The Complete Op

Posted on June 2, 2012 by Don

Say what you will about Frederic Dannay — and we’ve said so much about him on this site that his name is threatening to take over the Tag Cloud — but at least in his ten collections of Hammett’s shorter fiction … Continue reading →

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Hammett: “You’ve Never Read Hammett!”

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Don

A few years ago I was in the now gone “M” Is For Mystery Bookstore for a talk. Near the end of the remarks the speaker — kind of an absurd little guy — suddenly remembered that the collection Crime Stories … Continue reading →

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