Beams Falling: The Art of Dashiell HammettThe first book published on Hammett since 1969, Wolfe interprets leading themes, considers important social issues raised by them and fills in the necessary historical background. |
Contents
The Detective Nobody Knew | 1 |
The Mind and Heart of the Short Stories | 43 |
Fresh Mountain Gore | 77 |
Copyright | |
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