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521) Dashiell Hammett
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Twayne's United States authors volume TUSAS 458
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Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Dashiell Hammett.
523) Black mask stories: 10,Death stops payment :and other crime fiction from the legendary magazine
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Classic pulp fiction at its finest, drawn from the pages of the iconic magazine.
525) Oakland noir
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California's noir quotient continues to rise with Oakland Noir, which reveals all the dark complexities of this increasingly prominent city.
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"As his first case after graduating from an east coast law school, Andrew Coyle travels west to defend a rancher accused of murdering a miner. Public opinion and all the circumstantial evidence are against the accused and his tenderfoot lawyer. Coyle determines that he must find the real killer in order to prove his client's innocence. But the task proves daunting and he is shot at on two different occasions, nearly burnt up in a cabin fire, and beat...
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"CHRISTMAS SCARF MURDER by CARLENE O'CONNOR When grinchy thefts steal the good cheer at a local nursing home, Siobhan O'Sullivan manages to identify one missing item before Kilbane, Ireland's Christmas tractor parade-a hideous shamrock scarf wrapped around a very dead body. Now, with her holiday farmhouse bash approaching, Siobhan must dash to stop a deadly Secret Santa from gifting another unwanted surprise. THE UNFINISHED SCARF by MADDIE DAY It's...