Ned Beaumont is a tall, thin, moustache-wearing, TB-ridden, drinking, gambling, hanger-on to the political boss of a corrupt Eastern city. Nevertheless, like every Hammett hero (and like Hammett himself), he has an unbreakable, if idiosyncratic moral code. Ned¿s boss wants to better himself with a thoroughbred senator¿s daughter; but does he want it badly enough to commit murder? If he¿s innocent, who wants him in the frame? Beaumont must find out.
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Descrizione del libro:
Hammett¿s strangest and most personal work.
L'autore:
B.1894, d.1961. After spells as newsboy, freight clerk, labourer, messenger, stevedore and advertising manager, Hammett became an operative of the Pinkerton Detective Agency. His experiences as a private detective laid the foundation for his writing career.
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- EditoreOrion
- Data di pubblicazione2002
- ISBN 10 0752851330
- ISBN 13 9780752851334
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine224
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