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The Glass Key. By Dashiell Hammett. REQUEST DISCUSSION QUESTIONS. This classic Hammet work of detective fiction combines an airtight plot, authentically venal characters, and writing of telegraphic crispness.
The Glass Key is a novel by American writer Dashiell Hammett. First published as a serial in Black Mask magazine in 1930, it then was collected in 1931 (in London; the American edition followed 3 months later).
- Dashiell Hammett
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May 12, 2014 · Eventually, the high-hatted Senator discovers that the key to congressional power that he holds is only a glass key that is capable of shattering in the lock (rather than opening the door). Decades of privilege collapse under pressure of the truth, and his patrician family falls apart.
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Aug 3, 2016 · February’s book selection is a bit different from previous choices: The Glass Key, a hardboiled mystery novel by Dashiel Hammett. Hammet is best known for The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man, both of which were turned into popular films, but the author’s personal favorite was The Glass Key, a very readable novel that takes up themes of ...
Sep 5, 2023 · The novel's central crime is the murder of one Taylor Henry, who is found dead in China Street nearby the Log Cabin Club—a gambling establishment where a group of gamblers and mob boss...
From one of the great pioneers of detective stories, a classic tale reissued with a new introduction by Laura Lippmann Ned Beaumont is a gambler and a professional troubleshooter for his friend Paul Madvig, a cheerfully corrupt political power broker who aspires to greater things.
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Jan 1, 2012 · A wonderful suspenseful read by Dashiell Hammett, The Glass Key will not disappoint. The Glass Key is a fantastic tale of loyalty, politics, and power. Ward boss Paul Madvig wants to marry into a pure bread political family, the Taylors.
- Dashiell Hammett
