Private Investigation of a Mystery Man By TOM NOLAN
Often called the father of
"hard-boiled" crime fiction, Dashiell Hammett wrote such
classics as "The Maltese Falcon" and "The Thin Man" during
the 1920s and '30s, creating iconic characters Sam Spade and
Nick and Nora Charles.
http://www.latimes.com/news/timesmag/20010603/t000046321.html
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