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The Continental Op 1928
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Author : Dashiell Hammett
language : en
Publisher: www.PulpFictionBook.Store
Release Date : 2024-05-08
The Continental Op 1928 written by Dashiell Hammett and has been published by www.PulpFictionBook.Store this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-08 with Fiction categories.
1928 was a seminal year for Dashiell Hammett. He ended the series of stories known as the Poisonville stories that were later turned into the novel “Red Harvest.” Later in the year he began the series of stories that were turned into the novel “The Dain Curse.” In between those two series, Hammett sent his Op to the Balkans to babysit a naive rich boy who thought he might become a king by backing a coup – a lesser known comic opera done in Hammett’s inimitable style…. Dynamite The Cleansing of Poisonville. A novelette in nine chapters. The 19th Murder The Continental detective cleans up. A novelette in twelve chapters. This King Business The desire to rule is inherent in the breasts of most of us, notwithstanding the number of thrones that have toppled in the past decade. Mr. Hammett tells us of the strange series of events which led an American youth to seek kingship in “the Powder Magazine of Europe”—the Balkans. The consequences were—to put it mildly—exciting. Chapter I – “Yes”—and “No” Chapter II – Romaine Chapter III – Shadowing Chapter IV – Introductions Chapter V – A Flogging Chapter VI – Cards On The Table Chapter VII – Lionel’s Plans Chapter VIII – An Enlightening Interview Chapter IX – Conjectures Chapter X – Einarson In Control Chapter XI – A Romantic Interlude Chapter XII – The Night Before Chapter XIII – Progress Goes “Betune” Chapter XIV – Coronation Chapter XV – Bargain Hunters Chapter XVI – Lionel Rex Chapter XVII – Mob Law Black Lives The Dain Curse (Part 1) A novelette in six chapters The Hollow Temple The Dain Curse (Part 2) A novelette in seven chapters
Detectives In The Shadows
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Author : Susanna Lee
language : en
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Release Date : 2020-08-04
Detectives In The Shadows written by Susanna Lee and has been published by Johns Hopkins University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-04 with Fiction categories.
For anyone interested in crime fiction and television, or for those wanting to understand America's idolization of the good guy with a gun, Detectives in the Shadows is essential reading.
Red Harvest
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Author : Dashiell Hammett
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2014-09-14
Red Harvest written by Dashiell Hammett and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-14 with Fiction categories.
'An acknowledged literary landmark' [Robert Graves] from 'The dean of the school of hard-boiled fiction' [New York Times] The Continental Op first heard Personville called Poisonville by Hickey Dewey. But since Dewey also called a shirt a shoit, he didn't think anything of it. Until he went there and his client, the only honest man in Poisonville, was murdered. Then the Op decided to stay to punish the guilty. And that meant taking on the entire town...
The Dain Curse
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Author : Dashiell Hammett
language : en
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Release Date : 2011-02-23
The Dain Curse written by Dashiell Hammett and has been published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-23 with Fiction categories.
When eight diamonds are stolen from a prominent San Francisco family, the Continental Op is called in to investigate. But the missing jewels aren’t the only thing out of the ordinary. The man who reported the burglary ends up dead, ostensibly a suicide. His daughter, one of the suspects, Miss Gabrielle Dain Leggett, has a penchant for morphine and religious cults. She also has an unfortunate effect on the people around her: they have a habit of dying. Might Gabrielle be the victim of an arcane family curse? Or is the truth about her stranger and even more dangerous? The Dain Curse is one of the Continental Op’s most bizarre cases and a tautly crafted masterpiece of suspense.
The Big Book Of The Continental Op
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Author : Dashiell Hammett
language : en
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Release Date : 2017-11-28
The Big Book Of The Continental Op written by Dashiell Hammett and has been published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-28 with Fiction categories.
Now for the first time ever in one volume, all twenty-eight stories and two serialized novels starring the Continental Op—one of the greatest characters in storied history of detective fiction. Dashiell Hammett is the father of modern hard-boiled detective stories. His legendary works have been lauded for almost one hundred years by fans, and his novel The Maltese Falcon was adapted into a classic film starring Humphrey Bogart. One of Dashiell Hammett's most memorable characters, the Continental Op made his debut in Black Mask magazine on October 1, 1923, narrating the first of twenty-eight stories and two novels that would change forever the face of detective fiction. The Op is a tough, wry, unglamorous gumshoe who has inspired a following that is both global and enduring. He has been published in periodicals, paperback digests, and short story collections, but until now, he has never, in all his ninety-two years, had the whole of his exploits contained in one book. The book features all twenty-eight of the original standalone Continental Op stories, the original serialized versions of Red Harvest and The Dain Curse, and previously unpublished material. This anthology of Continental Op stories is the only complete, one-volume work of its kind.
The Continental Op
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Author : Dashiell Hammett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
The Continental Op written by Dashiell Hammett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Detective and mystery stories, American categories.
The Giant Collection Of The Continental Op
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Author : Dashiell Hammett
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2018-03-06
The Giant Collection Of The Continental Op written by Dashiell Hammett and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-06 with Fiction categories.
Essential tales from the files of San Francisco’s hard-bitten, prototypical PI—penned by the undisputed “master of the detective novel” (The Boston Globe). Before Dashiell Hammett introduced such iconic sleuths as Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon or Nick and Nora Charles in The Thin Man, he put to work the most influential detective ever to scour America’s hard-boiled literary landscape. An operative of San Francisco’s Continental Detective Agency, the Continental Op was a world-weary, pragmatic, and inelegant company man—and though always nameless, he has remained as distinctive as a fingerprint. Informed by Hammett’s own work with the Pinkertons, the twenty-three stories collected here—originally published between 1923 and 1930—introduced a bracing, jaded, dry-witted realism to the genre. Written with “the precision of a diamond cutter,” they are seminal masterworks in the legacy of a genuine original (Newsweek).
American Heirloom Baby Names
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Author : Charlotte Danforth
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2006-06-27
American Heirloom Baby Names written by Charlotte Danforth and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-27 with Family & Relationships categories.
Names have power! A child’s name—and the source of that name—can have a profound effect on their character and future. Use this book to pick a name that expresses the lasting qualities valued by your family—qualities like integrity, creativity, courage, innovation, compassion and patriotism. Gathered from the pages of our history books and rooted in the nation’s heartland, the names in this book are appealing and timeless. They are the names of real-life American poets and soldiers, artists and pioneers, entrepreneurs, teachers and athletes; people whose professions ranged from venerable statesmen like William Jennings Bryan to lighthouse keepers like Barbara Mabrity. Distinctive and prestigious, these names can give your child an instant, natural role model—the heroes and positive idols who have had that name before. The entries in this magnificent baby name book include: • Wonderful classic names and moving descriptions of the heroic Americans who bore them • References to writings by and about each namesake that families can enjoy together • Historic sites related to each heirloom name suitable for family field trips • Famous names in all ethnic groups • The greatest names in medicine, law, statecraft, sports, business, philanthropy, exploration, invention, and more!
Publications Of The Geological Survey
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Author : Geological Survey (U.S.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Publications Of The Geological Survey written by Geological Survey (U.S.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Geology categories.
The Hollywood Motion Picture Blacklist
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Author : Larry Ceplair
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2022-08-30
The Hollywood Motion Picture Blacklist written by Larry Ceplair and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-30 with Performing Arts categories.
Seventy-five years ago, the Hollywood blacklist ruined lives, stifled creativity, and sent waves of proscription and censorship throughout United States culture. When the Hollywood Ten refused to answer the questions of the House Committee on Un-American Activities about their membership in the Communist Party, they were sentenced to prison, the five who were under contract were fired by their studios, and all were blacklisted from reemployment until they "purged themselves of their communist taint." By the 1950s, this blacklist publicly stigmatized nearly three hundred other Americans in the entertainment industry who invoked the First and Fifth Amendments in their refusal to apologize for their Communist ties or provide the names of other members. Dozens of others were graylisted as the result of rumors. The Hollywood Motion Picture Blacklist: Seventy-Five Years Later offers new insights on the origins of the blacklist, the characteristics of those blacklisted, and the probability of future proscriptions of the blacklist type. Author Larry Ceplair draws on previously published work while introducing new material to vigorously recount the events that took place between the US government, Hollywood unions, and motion picture studios. Ceplair thoroughly examines the role of Jewish identity in many anti-communist efforts—a concept that has never been fully examined by scholars—and analyzes the actions of subpoenaed witnesses who were forced to choose between cooperating with the House Committee or joining the blacklist. This fascinating book is an illuminating examination of a dark period in American history and the fragility of our rights to free speech and due process.