{"product_id":"lost-stories-the-ace-performer-collection-series","title":"Lost Stories (The Ace Performer Collection series)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0972589813\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hammett, Dashiell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDashiell Hammett, the creator of Sam Spade, The Maltese Falcon, and The Thin Man, was one of the 20th centurys most influential and entertaining authors. Even so, many of Hammetts stories-including some of his best-have been out of the reach of anyone but a handful of scholars and collectors, until now. This essential compendium rescues 21 long-lost Hammett stories, all either never collected in an anthology or unavailable for decades. These stories appear nowhere else, and represent a variety of styles from the famous mysterysmith: his first detective fiction, humorous satires, adventure yarns, a sensitive autobiographical piece, and a Thin Man story told with photos. In addition, all stories have been restored to their original versions, replacing often wholesale cuttings with the original text for the first time. To round out this celebration of Hammett, three-time Edgar Award-winner Joe Gores has written an introduction describing how Hammett influenced literature, movies, television, and Gores own life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ea collection of 21 long-lost mystery stories by Dashiell Hammett\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Miakarts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49680597025008,"sku":"NEW0972589813","price":31.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/ethereallybeautiful.com\/products\/lost-stories-the-ace-performer-collection-series","provider":"Ethereally Beautiful","version":"1.0","type":"link"}