Discovering The Maltese Falcon and Sam Spade Edited by Richard Layman Edgar Award nominee as Best Critical/Biographical book of the year! From institutional and private archives, a wealth of surprises about Dashiell Hammett's novel, movies (including John Huston's classic starring Humphrey Bogart), radio, more. Library Journal (starred review): "This one-stop resource is a … dream. Highly recommended." Los Angeles Times: "A treasure beyond price for fans of both the classic Hammett novel and the three (that's right, three) film versions of the doomed quest for a black bird. An incredible amalgam of photos, memos, letters, reviews, whatever, this will make fans of the book or the film gasp as one unexpected delight succeeds another. With this book, wonders really do never cease." Click to learn more Available now news ♠ reviews ♠ contents ♠ ISBN 0-9725898-6-4

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Lost Stories By Dashiell Hammett. Introduction by Joe Gores. Edited by Vince Emery. This collection rescues 21 long-lost stories by Dashiell Hammett, the bestselling creator of Sam Spade, The Maltese Falcon, and The Thin Man. Library Journal (starred review): "Must reading for mystery buffs." Booklist (starred review): "These 21 ... stories find Hammett at or near the top of his game, his signature hard-boiled style shining brightly." Otto Penzler, New York Sun: "A hugely important book [that] includes 21 stories, most of which have never been seen except by the most dedicated scholars. It belongs on the shelf of every detective fiction reader and collector." A featured alternate selection of The Book-of-the-Month Club. Click to learn more Available now news ♠ reviews ♠ contents ♠ ISBN 0-9725898-1-3

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Lost Stories: deluxe collector's edition By Dashiell Hammett. Introduction by Joe Gores. Edited by Vince Emery. The deluxe limited edition of Lost Stories was published 3 months before the trade edition, making this limited edition the first book publication for several Hammett stories, and the first hardcover edition for all but 5 of the 21 stories. The deluxe collector's edition is limited to 195 hand-numbered copies, each signed by both Joe Gores and Vince Emery, and bound in cloth with a spine of Saderra leather. The book's spine and front cover are stamped with genuine gold, and page edges are gilt. It is housed in a matching slipcase with debossed art panels on the front and back sides. Click to learn more Available now more ♠ ISBN 0-9725898-0-5

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Hammett's Moral Vision By George J. "Rhino" Thompson. Introduction by William F. Nolan. "If you haven't read Thompson, you don't know Hammett," says publisher Vince Emery. Hammett's Moral Vision is the single most influential full-length investigation of Dashiell Hammett's novels, even though it has never been available in book form. It has affected almost all subsequent analyses of Hammett's work. Now Thompson's work will be updated and made widely available for the first time. Its heart is Thompson's analysis of five Hammett novels: Red Harvest, The Dain Curse, The Maltese Falcon, The Glass Key, and The Thin Man. He examines each one in detail, and compares what others have written about the novels with his own thought-provoking insights. Click to learn more Available now more ♠ ISBN 0-9725898-3-X

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The Ace Performer Collection Books by and about Dashiell Hammett Dashiell Hammett, the bestselling creator of Sam Spade, The Maltese Falcon, and The Thin Man, was one of the America's most entertaining authors, and one of its most influential. His disciple Raymond Chandler crowned Hammett as "the ace performer." To celebrate Hammett and his writing, Vince Emery Productions is publishing The Ace Performer Collection, a series of new books by and about Dashiell Hammett. Click to learn more Available now news ♠