The Glass Key
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The Glass Key is a novel by American writer Dashiell Hammett. First published as a serial in Black Mask magazine in 1930, it then was collected in 1931. It tells the story of a gambler and racketeer,
Cover of the first edition
March 1930 issue of Black Mask magazine, featuring Hammett's The Glass Key
The Maltese Falcon (novel)
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The Maltese Falcon is a 1930 detective novel by American writer Dashiell Hammett, originally serialized in the magazine Black Mask beginning with the September 1929 issue. The story is told entirely i
The Glass Key
…That is to say, we never can trust if a character is doing what he is doing out of loyalty, or for selfish intentions. There is general agreement that The Maltese Falcon and The Glass Key are Hammett's two finest books. With the passing years Hammett looked more and more harshly on his own fiction but conceded that The…
Cover of the first edition
September 1929 cover of Black Mask, featuring part 1 of serialization of The Maltese Falcon. Illustration by Henry C. Murphy, Jr.
Publicity still for the 1941 film: Left to right: Sam Spade, Miss Wonderly, Police Lt Dundy, Joel Cairo, Tom Polhaus