Breakdown

by Dashiell Hammett (Editor)

The best horror stories of a generation selected by the author of THE MALTESE FALCON. Dashiell Hammett is best remembered as America's most famous crime story writer. He was also an aficionado of horror stories.
This collection resulted from his many years of reading the very best in the macabre and contains stories by the authors Hammett most admired: H.P. Lovecraft, L.A.G. Strong, William Faulkner, Peter Fleming, and many others.
"A fine collection edited by one of America's greatest craftsmen." - New York Times.
BREAKDOWN contains 10 complete stories from the hardcover edition CREEPS BY NIGHT, published in 1931 by John Day Co. Inc.
BREAKDOWN was previously published in the USA by Belmont Books in 1961.

Genres: Horror, Short Stories, Anthologies, Mystery

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1931

About the author

Also wrote as Peter Collinson, Daghull Hammett, Samuel Dashiell, Mary Jane Hammett

Dashiell Hammett, an American, wrote highly acclaimed detective fiction, including The Maltese Falcon (1930) and The Thin Man (1934).

Samuel Dashiell Hammett authored hardboiled novels and short stories. He created Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon), Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man), and the Continental Op (Red Harvest and The Dain Curse) among the enduring characters. In addition to the significant influence his novels and stories had on film, Hammett "is now widely regarded as one of the finest mystery writers of all time" and was called, in his obituary in the New York Times, "the dean of the... 'hard-boiled' school of detective fiction."

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashiell...

Reviews

[Deborah Sheldon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fantastic collection of short stories!

[Lauren · Rating 2 out of 5]

✔️ The Red Brain by Donald Wandrei, 08/25/2024