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The Hunter and Other Stories

Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961. Book - 2013 Mystery 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4 out of 5

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Introduction -- Crime. Commentary -- The hunter (unpublished) -- The sign of the potent pills (unpublished) -- The diamond wager (1929, uncollected) -- Action and the Quiz Kid (unpublished) -- Men. Commentary -- Fragments of justice (unpublished) -- A throne for the worm (unpublished) -- Magic (unpublished) -- Faith (2007) -- An inch and a half of glory (unpublished) -- Nelson Redline (unpublished) -- Monk and Johnny Fox (unpublished) -- The cure (2011, uncollected) -- Men and women. Commentary -- Seven pages (2005) -- The breech-born (unpublished) -- The lovely strangers (unpublished) -- Week--end (unpublished) -- On the way (1932, uncollected) -- Screen stories. Commentary -- The kiss-off (unpublished, story for City Streets, Paramount 1931) -- Devil's playground (unpublished and unproduced) -- On the make (unpublished, story for Mr.Dynamite, Universal, 1935) -- Appendix: The lost Spade. Commentary -- A knife will cut for anybody (unpublished) -- Afterword.
An anthology of eighteen short stories includes a number of previously unpublished pieces as well as early screen treatments for "On the Make" and "The Kiss-Off."

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PUBLISHED
New York, NY : The Mysterious Press, 2013.
Year Published: 2013
Description: 291 pages ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0802121586

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Rivett, Julie M.,
Layman, Richard, 1947-

SUBJECTS
Detective and mystery stories, American.
Short stories, American.
Detective and mystery stories.
Short stories.