Between 1929 and 1934, Dashiell Hammett published five novels: Red Harvest (1929), The Dain Curse (1929), The Maltese Falcon (1930), The Glass Key (1931), and The Thin Man (1934).
He also wrote a great number of short stories, collected in The Big Knockover, The Continental Op, and Nightmare Town. His most enduring characters were Sam Spade, Nick Charles, and the Continental Op.
During the 1950’s, Hammett became the object of the latest Red Scare and was jailed for refusing to reveal the political affiliations of friends and acquaintances.
Hammett served in both World Wars. He died in 1961 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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