Dashiell Hammett, the father of modern American crime fiction, wrote a mere five novels. There are more books about Hammett than by him. But no Hammett biography gives a more knowing portrait of the ...

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Here’s a mystery to solve: What connection does Columbia have to Dashiell Hammett, the legendary mystery writer of the early 20th century? The solution is this: The connection is Richard Layman, who ...

In the rich pantheon of American crime fiction, no figure is more definitive than Sam Spade. Rough, unsentimental and shrewd, Spade was a lone wolf. "He is a dream man," wrote Dashiell Hammett, the ...

COLUMBIA — A major collection of letters, photos and publications of the late crime fiction author Dashiell Hammett has been acquired by the University of South Carolina and will be made available to ...