Afraid of a Gun and Other Stories

by Dashiell Hammett

Samuel Dashiell Hammett ;[2] May 27, 1894 – January 10, 1961) was an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories, screenwriter, and political activist. Among the enduring characters he created are Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon), Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man), and the Continental Op (Red Harvest and The Dain Curse).

Afraid of a Gun [short story] by Dashiell Hammett
Arson Plus [short story] by Dashiell Hammett
The Assistant Murderer [short story] by Dashiell Hammett
The Man Who Killed Dan Odams [short story] by Dashiell Hammett
Death on Pine Street [short story] by Dashiell Hammett
Who Killed Bob Teal? [short story] by Dashiell Hammett
Mike Alec Or Rufus by Dashiell Hammett
Nightmare Town [short story] by Dashiell Hammett
Night Shots [short story] by Dashiell Hammett
Bodies Piled Up [short story] by Dashiell Hammett
The Road Home [short story] by Dashiell Hammett
Ruffian's Wife [short story] by Dashiell Hammett
The Second-Story Angel [short story] by Dashiell Hammett
The Tenth Clew [short story] by Dashiell Hammett

Kindle Edition

Published June 23, 2018

About the author

Also wrote as Peter Collinson, Daghull Hammett, Samuel Dashiell, Mary Jane Hammett

Dashiell Hammett, an American, wrote highly acclaimed detective fiction, including The Maltese Falcon (1930) and The Thin Man (1934).

Samuel Dashiell Hammett authored hardboiled novels and short stories. He created Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon), Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man), and the Continental Op (Red Harvest and The Dain Curse) among the enduring characters. In addition to the significant influence his novels and stories had on film, Hammett "is now widely regarded as one of the finest mystery writers of all time" and was called, in his obituary in the New York Times, "the dean of the... 'hard-boiled' school of detective fiction."

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashiell...

Reviews

[Joseph D'Aquisto · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hamett's stories are original and crafty. Although some better than others, I find it difficult at times to read through the short stories because some are only 7 or 8 pages while others are over 30. I definitely prefer his full-length novels so I have an adequate time to adjust to the characters. Nevertheless, I love his writing style.