The most recent edition of the Hammett Tour book came out in 2009, thirty years after the first slim edition of The Dashiell Hammett Tour saw print. Vince Emery released this version in his ongoing Ace Performer Series, dedicated to works by and about the author of The Maltese Falcon.
Track a copy of this one (or even a previous edition) down before you roll into town and you can self-guide yourself up and down the mean streets. If you can’t get your gumshoes slapping actual Frisco pavement, it also works if you want to play armchair detective in the comfort of your own home.
Vince debuted his edition with the first ever hardback printing for the tour book, consisting of 1080 copies in dustjacket, followed up with a trade paperback printing.
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