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726 pages ; 24 cm Red Harvest - Blackmail runs rampant in a town policed by badged bootleggers in blue who turn a blind eye to protect the Old Man who runs the town The Dain Curse - A peculiar small-time diamond robbery erupts into a large-scale drama involving murder, a San Francisco cult, and the love-mad man pulling the strings behind it all The Maltese Falcon - Classic Sam Spade. The detective finds himself in the middle of a worldwide pursuit for a legendary statuette, and he must defy bribery, attempted murder, and a woman like he's never seen .. The Glass Key - Ned Beaumont is on the case, tracking the mysterious murder of an incumbent senator's son. As the shadowy wheels of political intrigue begin to turn, he unravels a stunning cover-up that shatters a family The Thin Man - The last published novel is a truly dazzling and intricate mystery, fueled by greed where Nick Charles tries desperately to crack the case. Is it mistaken identity? The case is in place for the solution -- all except one .. Reprint of the edition published by Knopf, New York, under title: The novels of Dashiell Hammett
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