Tag Archives: Mystery Stories

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 →

Posted in Dash | Tagged "This King Business", "The Scorched Face", Brian Wallace, Crime Stories, Library of America, Mystery Stories, Terry Zobeck, The Hunter and Other Stories, The New Yorker |

Hammett: More “Op” Coinage

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Don

After his first stab at tracking down when the term “The Continental Op” came into play, Terry Zobeck returns to the pulps and books to search for more clews. When last seen he had found the Continental Op — cap C, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash | Tagged "Death and Company", "Fly Paper", "The Farewell Murder", "This King Business", Black Mask, Harry Block, Mystery Stories, Red Harvest, Richard Layman, Terry Zobeck, The Dain Curse |

Hammett: “This King Business” News

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Don

Our frequent Guest Blogger Terry Zobeck pops back with some swell news — if you might wonder why you’d want to have the third edition of a book on your hard-boiled shelf over the first edition, read on. I started … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, News | Tagged "This King Business", Crime Stories, Frederic Dannay, Library of America, Max Rudin, Mystery Stories, pure texts, Terry Zobeck, Zobeck Series One |

Hammett: The Real “Business”

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Don

I just hosted my first Guest Blogger, Brian Leno — how about another one? Up this time is Terry Zobeck, whose name may ring a bell because he turned up the source for the quote where Hammett had called the … Continue reading →