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In 1977 Don Herron began leading The Dashiell Hammett Tour, now the longest-running literary tour in the nation. On this site you’ll find information on current walks — dates, where to meet, arranging tours by appointment — plus a hard-boiled blog with news, reviews of books and film, and a dash of noir.
The latest and greatest edition to self-guide you up and down the mean streets.
Willeford: The Book
Includes the first “Mr. Hunt” story, “Knives in the Dark.”
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Hammett: And “Martha Ivers”
Early this year I gave a notice for Matthew Asprey’s collection of Jack London stories set in San Francisco — and now I hear that he’s jumped fully into the academic world as Dr. Matthew Asprey Gear, Department of Media, … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Film, Frisco
Tagged "The Strange Love of Martha Ivers", Jack London, Matthew Asprey, Red Harvest
Hammett: Another Newspaper Serialization
Okay. This is getting ridiculous. John D. Squires has come across yet another newspaper serialization of a Continental Op story, this time from 1947. You may recall he recently uncovered a 1956 newspaper run for Hammett’s “The Tenth Clew,” prompting … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Lit, News
Tagged "Dead Yellow Women", "The Tenth Clew", John D. Squires, newspaper action, Richard Layman, Senator Joseph McCarthy
Sinister Cinema: John Stanley on Cheese Theatre
— and you can read the rest of the description of the most recent book from the long time host of Creature Features on John Stanley’s website, check out what else he’s been up to lately. Among other things I’ve done in the … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Frisco, News
Tagged Bill Arney, Cheese Theatre, Creature Features, Fritz Leiber, John Law, John Stanley
Rediscovered: Tad Dorgan
The other day I mentioned how I casually had looked Tad Dorgan up online and noticed his connection with boxing — “a hard-boiled cartoonist, no less,” wrote I. Hey, little did I know. A day or two later Terry Zobeck … Continue reading
Posted in Frisco, Lit, REH
Tagged Battling Nelson, Boxing, Brian Leno, Jack Dempsey, Jack Johnson, Jim Corbett, Jim Jeffries, Joe Frazier, Nat Fleischer, Ring Lardner, Tad Dorgan, Terry Zobeck, The Ring
Posse McMillan: A Hammett Shout-Out from Pelecanos
Our frequent Guest Blogger Terry Zobeck is back, making sure you don’t miss out on a Hammett plug in the new novel by George Pelecanos. Last time I saw George, we were in Philly, he’d snuck in on the edges … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, DMac, Film, Lit, News
Tagged Elmore Leonard, first editions, George Pelecanos, Noir Con, Richard Stark, Terry Zobeck
Rediscovered: The Hammett Tour Books!
Jeez. You hang around long enough, cycles pass, and if you’re lucky your once new stuff is ready for rediscovery. Anyway, that’s my thinking after Evan Lewis selected my series of Hammett tour books for a Forgotten Books Friday post. … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Film, Frisco, Lit, Willeford
Tagged Bette Davis, Book Collecting, Evan Lewis, first editions, Steve Eng
Hammett: An American Master
Just noticed that the documentary on Hammett done for the American Masters series in 1999 has shown up in the Edward R. Hamilton remainder catalog for $5.95 a copy — of course, there’s a $3.50 shipping fee (on one or as … Continue reading
Tour: Nothing Shaking for November
No extra tours set for this month, where you can just show up with a tenspot and walk the walk. Your next shot at that will be Sunday December 18, rain or shine. If it is raining, a hat and … Continue reading
