Tag Archives: Virgil

Erik Larson on ‘The Maltese Falcon’: Best. Novel. Ever?

Posted on March 8, 2015 by

The Wall Street Journal’s Book Club has a real doozy this week: hardboiled author Eric Larson on the father of hardboiled fiction, Dashiell Hammett. ‘One of the Best Novels, Period’ There was a time when Erik Larson could recite from memory an … Continue reading →

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Raymond Chandler Watch: Grammar Is My Business

Posted on December 23, 2014 by

The hardtalking staff is a longtime lover of the works of Dasheill Hammett and Raymond Chandler, who we’ve always thought of as the Homer and Virgil, respectively, of pulp fiction. Now comes a new book, The World of Raymond Chandler: … Continue reading →

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R.I.P., Sam Spade Jr.

Posted on January 15, 2011 by

Joe Gores was the son Dashiell Hammett never had. An accomplished mystery writer in his own right, Gores devoted two books to channeling the father of hard-boiled detective fiction: the  1975 novel Hammett, and the 2009 prequel to The Maltese … Continue reading →

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