pickNot the greatest, but the ending picked up and redeemed this for me.
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pickNot the greatest, but the ending picked up and redeemed this for me.
"Hammett claimed to have based the Op on the man who had trained him to be a detective, the Pinkerton Agency's Jimmy Wright of Baltimore. Wright taught young Hammett a basic code:
Don't cheat your client.
Stay anonymous.
Avoid undue physical risks.
Be objective.
Don't become emotionally involved with a client.
And never violate your integrity.
This code stayed with Hammett; it not only served him while he was a working detective, but it also ??
Started this one today - I have only recently learned a little about Lillian Hellman. This is a fictionalized story of her relationship with Dashiel Hammett. She was far more than just Dash Hammett‘s girlfriend in real life and I look forward to learning more about this fascinating woman.
Day 5 - #Harvest #DashiellHammett #FallIsBooked #1001Books
Read & enjoyed:
Detective-story master Dashiell Hammett gives us yet another unforgettable read in Red Harvest: When the last honest citizen of Poisonville was murdered, the Continental Op stayed on to punish the guilty--even if that meant taking on an entire town. Red Harvest is more than a superb crime novel: it is a classic exploration of corruption and violence in the American grain.
8-22-19: My 68th finished book of 2019! #themaltesefalcon #dashiellhammett 👍🏼📖#️⃣6️⃣8️⃣ This was my Dad‘s copy from 1984 💖
The Flaming Arrow by George Bruce was fantastic. These short stories have no characterization or much setting description, but action is the focus. This story is about a WWI pilot who is given a suicidal mission because he is the only flying ace who will fight to the bitter end. He becomes a kamikaze and destroys a German factory by loading his plane down with gunpowder. I can see what made people in the 30s buy the aviation pulp.
Some of this pulp fiction is gruesome. Not to my taste at all. I never saw the movie. Is it related to these stories?
