--- On Sat, 6/21/08, Stephen Burridge <
stephen.burridge@gmail.com> wrote:
I have been re-reading Hammett myself. So far I've read the
the Richard Laymon biography, followed by "The Maltese
Falcon", "The Glass Key" and "Red Harvest". It doesn't seem
to me that the order matters.
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Certainly with regard to Hammett's stories it doesn't matter
at all. But the evolving themes of wealthy dysfunctional
families, insane femme fatales, and corrupt professionals
evolves distinctly from RED HARVEST to THE THIN MAN. A
similar series of themes exists in Chandler especially
regarding sisters. There are opposing sisters or at least
female doppelgangers in every Marlow adventure.
Patrick King
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