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From Chinatown's dark alleys to the fog-shrouded Golden Gate, crooked politicians ran San Francisco. To Hammet, retired Pinkerton detective and struggling writer, it was all just grist to his fictional mill. Until the night his pal walked into a baseball bat. Then Hammett hung up his... read more

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Samuel Dashiell Hammett guided Goodie Osborne out of Loew's ornate Warfield through the jostling midweek crowds.

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Putnam
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Publication Date: 1975
ISBN: 0399116001
Page Count: 251

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