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Robert polito three novels involving private detectives and shady characters tackle homicide, treachery, and corruption. Sam spade, dashiell hammetts archetypally tough san francisco detective, is more noir than l. The maltese falcon, the thin man, red harvest dashiell hammett 8 august, 1997 as kat says, a tasty mystery novel, indeed, with vivid characters. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The maltese falcon is a 1941 film noir directed and scripted by john huston in his directorial debut, based on the 1930 novel of the same name by dashiell hammett.
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