Bøger af Dashiell Hammett

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

'Dashiell Hammett is an original. He is a master of the detective novel, yes, but also one hell of a writer' BOSTON GLOBE

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

Corruption, murder, beauty and innocence . . . 'Great crime fiction started with Hammett' James Ellroy

With over 60 titles in a variety of genres, including fiction, non-fiction, horror or romance, biographies and big film tie-ins, the Penguin Active Reading series makes learning the English language a pleasurable and rewarding activity.

This omnibus edition includes four linked stories - 'The House in Turk Street', 'The Girl with the Silver Eyes', 'The Big Knockover' and '$106,000 Blood Money - featuring the Continental Op, Hammett's anonymous tough-guy detective.