![]() ![]() Ward's focus on the origins of Hammett's writing style and his connecting the events of the author's background to the fiction are the highlights of this brief, accessible biography. The Lost Detective is full of stimulating insight into how the novice writer shaped real-life experience into vital fiction. (Otto Penzler, Editor, THE BEST AMERICAN NOIR OF THE CENTURY) Rivett, co-editor of SELECTED LETTERS OF DASHIELL HAMMETT and THE HUNTER AND OTHER STORIES)Īs a devoted Hammett aficionado, I've read most books about him and published his daughter's memoir, but learned so much in this captivating examination of the great author's life that I feel compelled to reread his complete works with far deeper understanding than ever before. Links between Hammett's fiction and Pinkertons and his early (pre-Hellman) family life are particularly satisfying. ![]() The Lost Detective humanizes my grandfather, while at the same time illuminating the context of his life and times. (Alan Furst, author of MIDNIGHT IN EUROPE) ![]() Thus Nathan Ward's The Lost Detective-yes it's very well-written, yes the history is carefully done, but it has that glow. Funny thing about books, some of them are a delight and a pleasure. ![]()
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