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Bezig met laden... Arson Plus [Short story] (1923)door Dashiell Hammett
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. The story is a brief detective workout in the Continental Op series. Story arc were quite simple - arson and insurance but mostly the character's dialogues are engaging, it does feel rushed in the end but a good read for those who like a nice short read. Definitely a boy's read and the language are pretty dense but acceptable for a classic. I'm looking forward to read The Maltese Falcon. Although better known for Sam Spade and Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man series) this short story is the first of the so-called Continental op stories. There were over 30 of these stories published. This detective, sometimes known as the Continental Detective, was a no-nonsense private detective determined to give his client(s) a thorough investigation of any nefarious activity. This story, written in 1923, concerns a case of suspected arson. In this case, I thought the characters were very believable. I supposed there are red herrings thrown in, but the case is not solved easily. It certainly has a hard-boiled edge to it. Between 1923 and 1930, these stories were almost all published in the Black Mask magazine. Some of these stories were combined to become novels, the most famous of which is known as the Red Harvest. According to Wikipedia, Time Magazine called this novel one of the 100 best English language novels published between 1923 and 2005. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Arson Plus was the first Continental Op story.
Character List
Continental Detective Agency’s San Francisco office
Mr. Thornburgh his house burned down
Mrs. Evelyn Trowbridge A niece in San Francisco
The Coonses, Thornburgh’s help,