Tag Archives: Black Mask

Dashiell Hammett: Red Harvest

Posted on March 16, 2016 by pastoffences

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‘Your fat chief of police tried to assassinate me last night. I don’t like that. I’m just mean enough to want to ruin him for it. Now I’m going to have my fun. I’ve got ten thousand dollars of your money to … Continue reading →

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Dashiell Hammett: The Maltese Falcon

Posted on February 4, 2016 by pastoffences

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The tappity-tap-tap and the thin bell and muffled whir of Effie Perine’s typewriting came through the closed door. Somewhere in a neighboring office a power-driven machine vibrated dully. On Spade’s desk a limp cigarette smoldered in a brass tray filled … Continue reading →

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Classic crime round-up for October 2012

Posted on October 31, 2012 by pastoffences

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October was less crowded with classic crime activity than September, but still presented me with some great reviews and articles to collect together here (and to think when I started this blog I thought classic crime was a neglected area…).