Bøger af Dashiell Hammett

One of the greatest crime novels of the 20th century. 'Influenced everyone from Chandler to Le Carre ... The Maltese Falcon is the Hammett novel that jumps from the pages of its genre and into literature' Guardian

As an operative for Pinkerton's Detective Agency Dashiell Hammett knew about sleuthing from the inside, but his career was cut short by the ruin of his health in World War I. Despite - or because of - that, Hammett had an enormous effect on mainstream writers between the wars.

Julia Wolf, som er sekretær for den berømte opfinder Clyde Wynant, bliver fundet myrdet i sin lejlighed i New York. Sagen kommer i offentlighedens søgelys, da det viser sig, at Wynant er forsvundet, og at Julia har været elskerinde til en gangster. Den forhenværende privatdetektiv Nick Charles bliver involveret i sagen, og det samme gør medlemmer af den mærkelige Wynant-familie og politimanden Guild samt den mystiske Nora.”Her fortælles med en realisme, der kun finder sit sidestykke hos Hemingway. Alt hvad læseren længes efter, finder han hos Hammett.” – Ellery QueenDashiell Hammett (1894-1961) amerikansk kriminalforfatter, skrev en række verdensberømte privatdetektivromaner. Betragtes som et sandt ikon blandt genrens forfattere og har været inspirationskilde for stort set alle efterfølgende detektivromaner. Blandt hans mest berømte romaner er Den tynde mand (1934), som også blev hans sidste. Romanen er blevet filmatiseret gentagne gange.

Leggett-familien i San Francisco har fået stjålet deres diamanter – familiejuvelerne, og detektiven bliver tilkaldt for at opklare dettetyveri. En formodet forbandelse, der hviler over Dain-familien, og somangiveligt har resulteret i pludselige og voldsomme dødsfald, spilleren central rolle i handlingen.Et broget net af tyverier, løgne og mord optrævles. Det kommer for endag, at det yngste skud på Dain-stammen, den unge Gabrielle, både ernarkoman og er involveret i en mystisk religiøs sekt.Gabrielle flygter fra sekten og bliver gift med sin forlovede Eric, menmakabre hændelser bliver ved at forfølge dem. Detektiven haster tilfor at beskytte Gabrielle og hjælpe hende med at komme fri af hendesafhængighed af morfin. Han må prøve at afsløre årsagen til alle demystiske, voldelige begivenheder, der finder sted omkring Gabrielleog Dain-familiemedlemmerne.Privatdetektiven, som Hammett slørende kaldte ’The ContinentalOp’, optræder i den danske oversættelse kun som netop ’Detektiven’– unavngiven og mystisk!Dain-forbandelsen er bygget over Hammetts detektivhistorie om’The Continental Op’, skrevet til pulp fiction-magasinet The BlackMask i 1928-1929. Dette magasin blev spændings- og drengelæsningfor en hel generation. Bladet fik ikonisk status og blev genintroducerettil moderne generationer som inspirationskilde nummer 1 for Quentin Tarantinos film ’Pulp Fiction’.Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961) amerikansk kriminalforfatter, skrev enrække verdensberømte privatdetektivromaner. Betragtes som en afde allerstørste blandt genrens forfattere. Dain-forbandelsen (1929) eren af hans berømteste romaner.

Sam Spade, privatdetektiv i San Francisco, er ikke umiddelbart tiltalende. Overhovedet ikke. At han er på lovens side, er noget af et tilfælde. Han er hensynsløs, effektiv og kynisk, men også i besiddelse af en melankolsk æresfølelse, der gør hans liv langt mere besværligt, end det behøver at være. Da Spade finder sin partner myrdet og selv befinder sig i den mistænktes rolle, træder han ind i jagten på den forsvundne malteserfalk af det pureste guld. Figuren Sam Spade blev prototypen på alle de af genrens hårdkogte privatdetektiver, alle mænd af få ord, barske enspændere, som skulle følge senere. Efter Spade blev detektivromanen aldrig den samme.”Dashiell Hammett er uden mindste tvivl den bedste af alle amerikanske detektivforfattere.” – Sinclair LewisDashiell Hammett (1894-1961) amerikansk kriminalforfatter, skrev en række verdensberømte privatdetektivromaner. Betragtes som en af de allerstørste blandt genrens forfattere og har været inspirationskilde for stort set alle efterfølgende detektivromaner – blandt andet Raymond Chandler, som byggede sin karakter Philip Marlowe over Sam Spade. En af Hammetts mest berømte romaner er Malteserfalken (1929), som blev filmatiseret flere gange. Den tredje af disse filmatiseringer blev film noir-klassikeren fra 1941 med Humphrey Bogart i hovedrollen som en ikonisk Sam Spade.

Delve into the thrilling world of ""The House Without a Key,"" acaptivating mystery novel by Earl Derr Biggers. This classic, setagainst the exotic backdrop of 1920s Hawaii, introduces readersto the charismatic detective Charlie Chan, a figure who wouldbecome iconic in the genre. The story begins with the mysteriousmurder of a wealthy tourist at a glamorous Hawaiian beachhouse, setting the stage for a tale of intrigue and suspense. AsChan, a brilliant and observant Honolulu police detective, delvesinto the case, he uncovers a tangled web of family secrets, hiddenmotives, and unexpected twists. With its vivid descriptions ofHawaii's lush landscapes and a glimpse into its multiculturalsociety, ""The House Without a Key"" is more than a meredetective story; it's an immersive experience into a bygone era.Biggers' masterful blend of mystery, charm, and cultural insightmakes this book a must-read for fans of classic detective fiction.Join Charlie Chan in his first-ever appearance as he navigates thecomplexities of this gripping mystery, revealing the truth hiddenwithin the house without a key.

In Honor And Memory Of The Men Of The North Pacific Theater Who Died So That A Continent Might Be Free.

Dashiell Hammett was an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories, a screenplay writer, and political activist. Among his enduring character creations are Sam Spade, Nick and Nora Charles, the Continental Op, and P. I. Rush, introduced in this book, who is ugly, mean, focused, and "works for pa." Hammett is widely regarded as one of the finest mystery writers of all time and was called, in his obituary in the "New York Times," "the dean of the...'hard-boiled' school of detective fiction." Ths short novellette is a crime story with an intricate plot and characters, and a surprise twist at the end.

Quite possibly the greatest author to appear in the pages of Black Mask magazine-Dashiell Hammett-is finally included in the authorized Black Mask Library. Hammett's influential Continental Op series set the editorial tone for Black Mask and all of the authors who would follow Hammett in that magazine. This Volume 1 collects the first ten stories of the Op, including the first two installments bylined as "Peter Collinson," along with an all-new introduction by Bob Byrne.

"Seven dramatic stories by the author of 'The maltese falcon'."

An anthology of eighteen short stories includes a number of previously unpublished pieces as well as early screen treatments for "On the Make" and "The Kiss-Off."

A murder involves Sam Spade in a dangerous search for a valuable statue--

Dashiell Hammett is the innovative master and inventor of hard-boiled fiction, an unsentimental style of American crime writing in which the isolated hero exists in a sordid world where treachery is the only norm. Many of these stories first appeared in the pulp magazine Black Mask and exemplify Hammett's formidable literary and moral imagination operating at full strength. These stories introduce the Continental Op, the dispassionate operative from the Continental Detective Agency, a company molded on the Pinkerton Agency, for which Hammett worked prior to taking up writing. In these stories the reader will find the main themes of Hammett's later fiction - the skewed moral environment where nothing and no one can be trusted, the steely-eyed detective whose only interest is to do his job, and the criminals whose depravity mocks the pretensions of the modern world. These stories create a universe of violence and stealth, of cold passion, desperate action, and great excitement. They prefigure not only the world of subsequent detective fiction, but the contemporary world itself.

A young, frightened, foreign woman appears at the door of an isolated house. The man and woman inside take her in. Other strangers appear in pursuit of the girl. Menace is in the air.Originally published in 1933, Hammett's Woman in the Dark shows the author at the peak of his narrative powers. With an introduction by Robert B. Parker, the author of the celebrated Spenser novels.

Short, thick-bodied, mulishly stubborn, and indifferent to physical pain, Dashiell Hammett's Continental Op was the prototype for generations of tough-guy detectives. He is also the hero of most of the nine stories in this volume. The Op's one enthusiasm is doing his job, and in The Big Knockover the jobs entail taking on a gang of modern-day freebooters, a vice-ridden hell's acre in the Arizona desert, and the bank job to end all bank jobs, along with such assorted grifters as Babe McCloor, Bluepoint Vance, Alphabet Shorty McCoy, and the Dis-and-Dat Kid.

Dashiell Hammett is the undisputed master of hardboiled detective fiction, and one of the greatest mystery writers of all time. Originally published in the October 1923 issue of Black Mask, 'Arson Plus' was one of his earliest published tales, and a defining early example of the genre he would go on to make his own. Many of the hardboiled and pulp detective stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

'An acknowledged literary landmark' [Robert Graves] from 'The dean of the school of hard-boiled fiction' [New York Times]

This collection of the very best of Hammett's short stories features a special introduction by Colin Dexter.

'Not just the first of the tough school of crime-writing but the best' THE TIMES