Guns, Gams, and Gumshoes. Noircast.Net: All Things Noir. Noir Journal . . . investigating noir fiction and film. After fishing this weekend I had climbed up to the cabin I was living in for the last 3 weeks.
I had set my fishing pole on the rack, put the tackle box in the closet, and then proceeded upstairs to hop in the shower. As I was scrubbing the day off my tanned hyde, I noticed a little bump on my left hand.
Noir Movies. Noir Fiction. Real Crime and Mobsters. The Maltese Falcon, Dashiell Hammett. The Maltese Falcon (1930) by Dashiell Hammett The Maltese Falcon (1930) is probably America's greatest detective novel: it was recognized as such when published, and critics continue to affirm its importance.
It defines the American conception of the private eye, Sam Spade, of the femme fatale, Brigid O'Shaughnessy, and of the hard-boiled style. Pulpnoir.com. NOIR FILM FESTIVAL.