Hammett

[ ham-it ]

/ ˈhæm ɪt /

noun

(Samuel) Da·shiell

[duh-sheel, dash-eel] /dəˈʃil, ˈdæʃ il/,1894–1961, U.S. writer of detective stories.

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Example sentences from the Web for hammett

[the seminal pulp crime magazine which first published Hammett].
The Man With Stories to Tell|Allen Barra|December 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Despite its sizeable influence on American fiction and film, Red Harvest remains the only Hammett novel never to have been filmed.
The Man With Stories to Tell|Allen Barra|December 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Robert Graves thought Hammett was better than either Chandler or Asbury and called The Maltese Falcon, “a literary landmark.”
The Man With Stories to Tell|Allen Barra|December 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Add A.J. Liebling, Raymond Chandler, Hammett, Cain, and the boys, Nelson Algren and William Kennedy.
Daniel Woodrell: How I Write|Noah Charney|September 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST

But we never really read Chandler—or Hammett—for their mysteries, we read them for language and atmosphere.
Can Pulp Win the Booker?|Allen Barra|September 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
In truth, the supper down at the old Hammett farmhouse, after the work of the day was over, was the principal event.
Janice Day|Helen Beecher Long
He was uneasy right away, because he had failed to arrange with Hammett how long he was to stay locked up.
100%: The Story of a Patriot|Upton Sinclair
When Peter started to scream, Hammett clapped his other hand over his mouth, and so Peter knew that it was all up.
100%: The Story of a Patriot|Upton Sinclair
Walky Dexter was going to drive out to the Hammett place after supper to pick up his load of young people.
Janice Day|Helen Beecher Long
Ford and Hammett are at the dock all ready to search him when I give the word.
Under Cover|Roi Cooper Megrue

British Dictionary definitions for hammett

Hammett

/ (ˈhæmət) /

noun

Dashiell. 1894–1961, US writer of detective novels. His books include The Maltese Falcon (1930) and The Thin Man (1932)

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