Tag Archives: Raoul Whitfield

Hammett: Interesting Old News

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Don

Will Murray has been delving into the vasty archives of newspapers available on the net for the dedicated researcher. You’ll remember him here for his discovery that, in fact, Hammett did not write the story “The Diamond Wager”. A major … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Film, Lit, News | Tagged "The Diamond Wager", Black Mask, Bogie, Dwight Frye, John Barrymore, John D. Squires, Kenneth Robseon, newspaper action, Pru Whitfield, Raoul Whitfield, The Chico Record, The Midget Bandit, Valentine, Warren Harris, Will Murray |

Hammett: High Ticket

Posted on July 7, 2017 by Don

I don’t keep close track, but I am well aware prices on first editions of Hammett’s novels have jumped into the big money — kicked off by the legendary 1981 auction of the Adrian Goldstone crime fiction collection here in … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Frisco, News | Tagged Adrian Homer Goldstone, Autographs, Black Mask, Book Collecting, Brian Wallace, KoKo Collection, Paul Cain, Poe, Raoul Whitfield, Raymond Chandler, Red Harvest, Terry Zobeck |

Death Lit: The Black (Mask) Bird

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Don

While I’m not doing a regular crime and mystery review column any more, and you’d have a very hard time talking me into the idea again, I still manage to knock out seven or eight standalone reviews every year in … Continue reading →