Posts Tagged: hard-boiled detective
Happy Hump Day, everyone! For the next two weeks, I’m guest posting over at Misterio Press. Come explore the origins of the hard-boiled detective tradition, and a classic example of the subgenre: The Maltese Falcon. Hope to see you there! ~Kathy Here’s the link: How Sam Spade Came to be Hard-Boiled, part 1 Be the…
Today, we’re considering that mystery classic: Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon (1930) Of course, many of us are familiar with the 1941 film, starring Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade. However, the background and elements of Hammett’s original novel are fascinating, and worth a closer look. Hammett’s novel is considered part of the “hard-boiled” subgenre of…
Welcome to Masters of Mystery Monday, where each week we feature a fictional detective and examine his or her unique contribution to the mystery genre. You are invited to challenge yourself with a short detective quiz, and see the answers to the previous week’s quiz. In honor of today being Fourth of July (and thanks…
