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Dashiell Hammett
American writer of black novel, short stories and film scripts, as well as political activist. Among the most remembered characters he created are Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon) and the Continental (Red Harvest) agent.
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It's one of Dashiell Hammett's best-known novels. Icon of the black and police novel, was published in 1930 shortly after The Crystal Key and form, together with this, the most popular part of his work.
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The Continental agent is a character created by Dashiell Hammett. He's a private detective who works for the San Francisco Continental Research Agency, whose name we don't know or know.
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