by Joe Gores · Ediciones Júcar · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433481030
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«Hammett» is the crime novel by Joe Gores, published by Ediciones Júcar in paperback (248 pages, in Spanish).
The writer Dashiell Hammett, a former Pinkerton detective scraping by as an author, is drawn into an investigation when a friend turns up brutally assaulted. In a San Francisco of alleys, fog and corrupt politicians, Hammett leaves the typewriter and takes to the streets to find the killer.
The novel was originally published in 1975 and won the Falcon Award; the Spanish-language edition from Ediciones Júcar appeared in 1988.
For mystery readers and fans of Dashiell Hammett who want to see the author turned into a fictional detective.
Joseph Nicholas Gores was an American mystery writer. He was known best for his novels and short stories set in San Francisco and featuring the fictional Dan Kearney and Associates private investigation firm specializing in repossessing cars, a thinly veiled escalation of his own experiences as a confidential sleuth and repo man. Gores was also recognized for his novels Hammett, Spade & Archer and his Edgar Award-winning or -nominated works, such as A Time of Predators, 32 Cadillacs and Come Morning.
