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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.
The latest and greatest edition to self-guide you up and down the mean streets.
Willeford: The Book
Includes the first “Mr. Hunt” story, “Knives in the Dark.”
Tag Archives: San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics
Frisco Beat: Those Theatres of Yesteryear
Doing the bits about the Novato Theater reminded me that I’ve been meaning to blurb a Julie Lindow project for, what?, at least a couple of years. (Julie hitched up with San Francisco Noir editor Peter Maravelis during the heyday … Continue reading
Posse McMillan: Kent Harrington in Noir City
We’re about halfway through the current Noir City run, and I’ve done all the days I’m going to do this year — lucking out when Kent Harrington, fellow Posse McMillan regular, happened to be on hand Sunday for a signing … Continue reading
Frisco Beat: Native Son
Editor Matthew Asprey got a copy to me of his collection of Jack London’s best tales set in and around San Francisco, including the complete Tales of the Fish Patrol — and “South of the Slot,” the London yarn selected … Continue reading
Posted in Frisco, Lit, Tour
Tagged 1906 Quake and Fire, Jack London, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Peter Maravelis, San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics
News: July 2009
NO EXTRA TOURS Don is leading some groups by appointment up and over the mean streets in July and August, but nothing has been set up where anyone can just show up with a tenspot and walk the walk — … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Lit, News, REH
Tagged Bouchercon, Conan, Donald Sidney-Fryer, Fabrice Tortey, Hammett Tour Book, Peter Maravelis, Radio, Raymond Chandler, San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics, Vince Emery
News: May 2009
HAMMETT WALKS EVERY SUNDAY THIS MONTH After tons of news items about books and signings all year, let’s keep the May news kind of simple. You want to take the tour for the first time or after a hiatus of … Continue reading
Posted in Lit, News, Tour
Tagged Ace Atkins, Hammett Tour Book, Mike Humbert, San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics, Thomas Burchfield