They don’t make ’em like Samuel Dashiell Hammett (1894 – 1961) anymore. A veteran of both world wars AND a Pinkerton Agent, Sam wrote what he knew. And what he knew was far more interesting than your average person. A product of the D.M.V. (D.C., Maryland, Virginia NOT the Dept. of Motor Vehicles), Hammett was… Continue reading Dashiell Hammett: Pinkerton Detective Turned Hardboiled Writer
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Robert B Parker: The Dean of American Crime Fiction
Today is the birthday of Robert B Parker (1932 – 2010) who was born on September 17, 1932 in Springfield Massachusetts. Springfield is also the Birthplace of Basketball, Indian Motorcycles, Dr. Seuss, the Springfield Armory, and the writer of this article’s father, Tony Pagourgis. Before becoming a published author, Parker served in the U.S. Army… Continue reading Robert B Parker: The Dean of American Crime Fiction