Samuel Dashiell Hammett was an American writer of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. He was also a screenwriter and political activist. Among the characters he created are Sam Spade, Nick and Nora Charles, The Continental Op and the comic strip character Secret Agent X-9.
1 novel by Dashiell Hammett mapped on Map A Story, each with an interactive map of the book's real-world locations — including history, what's there today, and visitable landmarks.