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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: April 2013
Tour: Another Walk for June
Believe it or not, but a guy with the given name of Dashiel (one “l”) is jetting in from Australia late in June and just asked for a walk — more than a month’s advance notice, all the way from … Continue reading
Posted in News, Tour
Tagged Blanco's, Great American Music Hall, Larkin Street, O'Farrell Street, Tenderloin
Blog: In the Testimonial Department. . .
Tossing off the Despond of Winter (or whatever has been going on over at his house), the once frequent and fan favorite Guest Blogger Terry Zobeck just popped in a note saying he’s preparing for future rounds of guest posts. … Continue reading
Tour: Cinco de Mayo y 2 de junio
Of all the Sundays in May I’d most want to skip over when doing a Hammett tour, Cinco de Mayo is tops — especially when May 5 falls exactly on the Sunday, like this year. And my intention was to skip it, … Continue reading
Hollywood Beat: Hammett, By Proxy
Remember when I expressed some worries about the LAVA literary salon being able to hang on in Musso & Frank? I’m not psychic, I was just reading the writing on the wall. And I read it right. (I didn’t have … Continue reading