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Search - The Big Knockover : Selected Stories and Short Novels (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
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The Big Knockover Selected Stories and Short Novels - Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Author: Short, thick-bodied, mulishly stubborn, and indifferent to physical pain, Dashiell Hammett's Continental Op was the prototype for generations of tough-guy detectives. He is also the hero of most of the nine stories in this volume. The Op's one enthusiasm is doing his job, and in The Big Knockover the jobs entail taking on a gang of modern... more »
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Yanji L. reviewed The Big Knockover : Selected Stories and Short Novels (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) on + 11 more book reviews
A master at writing quintessential "American" crime novels and stories Dashiell Hammett's style is straight forward, clean, and unrelenting.
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- Mystery, Thriller & Suspense >> Mystery >> General
- Mystery, Thriller & Suspense >> Mystery >> Hard-Boiled
- Mystery, Thriller & Suspense >> General