Samuel Dashiell Hammett ( /dəˈʃiːl/; May 27, 1894 – January 10, 1961) was an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories, a screenplay writer, and political activist. Among the enduring characters he created are Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon), Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man), and the Continental Op (Red Harvest and The Dain Curse).
AFRAID OF A GUN
ARSON PLUS
THE ASSISTANT MURDERER
THE MAN WHO KILLED DAN ODAMS
DEATH ON PINE STREET
WHO KILLED BOB TEAL?
MIKE, ALEC, OR RUFUS
NIGHTMARE TOWN
NIGHT SHOTS
BODIES PILED UP
THE ROAD HOME
RUFFIAN'S WIFE
THE SECOND-STORY ANGEL
THE TENTH CLEW