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Cain, James M.

Remembered for his early novels and tough-guy style, James M. Cain was a prolific author whose career ...

DAVID W. MADDEN

From The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Fiction
Chandler, Raymond

Although he came to writing novels accidentally, Chandler, along with Dashiell Hammett, proved that fictional ...

DAVID W. MADDEN

From The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Fiction
Hammett, Dashiell

Dashiell Hammett is often considered the creator of the hard-boiled detective story, which featured a ...

DAVID W. MADDEN

From The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Fiction

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