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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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Tag Archives: newspaper action
Hammett: Birthday 127
Samuel Dashiell Hammett was born on this date in 1894. I’ve done little birthday parties for him in the past (the home movie clip from ten years ago perhaps being the best), but for this one I’m going to let … Continue reading
Posted in Dash
Tagged "First Aide to Murder", "The Assistant Murderer", Alec Rush, Evan Lewis, newspaper action, Saturday Home Magazine
Hammett: The Slaughter of Duller Characters
Two or three emails back the noted book and pulp collector Kevin Cook mentioned to me that Hammett had gone to France during the Great War. I told him, not as far as I know. But now there’s some evidence … Continue reading
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Tagged Evan Lewis, France, Kevin Cook, newspaper action, Tallulah Bankhead, The Great War, Willa Gray Martin
Hammett: Further Farewells
Following up on his track down of a newspaper reprint for “The Farewell Murder” the other day, Evan Lewis rounds up a few more! Surf over and give it a look. Obviously Hammett saw more action in newspapers than he … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Farewell Murder", Evan Lewis, John D. Squires, newspaper action, Terry Zobeck
Hammett: Another Farewell Murder
Evan Lewis keeps at his exploration of digital newspaper morgues, finding the Op yarn “The Farewell Murder” (1930) reprinted in December 1939 in the Detroit Free Press. How many Op reprints? How many times? How many papers? Maybe someday Evan … Continue reading
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Tagged "Death and Company", "The Farewell Murder", Black Mask, Detroit Free Press, Evan Lewis, newspaper action
Hammett: Three Silver Eyes
And today Evan Lewis pops up three more newsprint appearances for the excellent Hammett yarn “The Girl with the Silver Eyes.” A primo example of the casework of the Continental Op. Evan writes: This final feature focusing on The Girl … Continue reading
Hammett: And Yet Another “Silver Eyes”
Today Evan Lewis pops another newsprint reprint of Hammett’s Op yarn “The Girl with the Silver Eyes” — Camden, December 1938. Since he’s already done the full spread with all the text at least a couple of times, this round … Continue reading
Two-Gun Bob: Rob Roehm on Previous Discovery of “Racial Standpoint”
Just got in a note from Rob Roehm, a Big Name Fan in Robert E. Howard circles in recent years, tireless tracker of any mention of the Howard family in courthouses and county records across Texas. My favorite of his … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Leno, Doc Howard, J. Dan Price, newspaper action, Rob Roehm, Scott Connors
Hammett: Kidnappings in “Death and Company”
Once upon a time I rated “Death and Company” as one of the lesser and least interesting Op stories. Then Terry Zobeck dug up missing lines from the pure text, which led me to a sudden revelation, bumping “Death Co” from … Continue reading
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
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Tagged "Dead Yellow Women", "The Tenth Clew", John D. Squires, newspaper action, Richard Layman, Senator Joseph McCarthy
