Tag Archives: Saturday Home Magazine

Hammett: “Girl Trap”

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Don

Our Mean Streets buddy of many years, Mike Humbert, recently got a fascinating tidbit about Hammett tossed his way from Italy — to add to the info on his own Dashiell Hammett website. Mike punted the info to me, to … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash | Tagged "Girl Trap", Agnelli Tiziano, Mike Humbert, Nerbini Editore, newspaper action, Saturday Home Magazine |

Hammett: Birthday 127

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Don

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: Before Dannay. . .

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Don

Our frequent Guest Blogger Terry Zobeck returns with a fresh discovery in his investigation into how Frederic Dannay edited Hammett’s short stories for paperback publication, decades ago. Hey, you jump into the pool, you can dive deeper — and deeper. Take it, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Frisco, Lit, News | Tagged "Death and Company", "Fly Paper", "Girl Hunt", "Pick-Up", "The New Racket", "The Whosis Kid", Black Mask, Frederic Dannay, newspaper action, pure texts, Saturday Home Magazine, Terry Zobeck, Washington Post, Zobeck Series One |

Hammett: Lost Stories, Found

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Don

After his first Guest Blogger spot, tracking down the pure text for Hammett’s Continental Op yarn “This King Business,” Terry Zobeck returns with another Adventure in Collecting. Here’s Terry: Ever since I read Richard Layman’s 1981 Hammett biography Shadow Man, and … Continue reading →