Novels (Red Harvest / The Dain Curse / The Maltese Falcon / The Glass Key / The Thin Man)

This 1965 volume gathers Hammett's five novels in one book: Red Harvest, The Dain Curse, The Maltese Falcon, The Glass Key and The Thin Man. Together they show the full range of his short career as a novelist, from the violent corruption of a mining town to the gentle wit of a married couple solving a case. Readers can follow the Continental Op, Sam Spade, Ned Beaumont and Nick Charles in turn, and see how Hammett helped shape the American crime novel.