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Hammett   /hˈæmɪt/   Listen
Hammett

noun
1.
United States writer of hard-boiled detective fiction (1894-1961).  Synonyms: Dashiell Hammett, Samuel Dashiell Hammett.





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"Hammett" Quotes from Famous Books



... American House, and threw himself on the bed. He was so exhausted that once or twice he dozed; but then he would think of some new question that McGivney might ask him, and would start into wakefulness. At last he heard a key turn, and started up. There entered one of the detectives, a man named Hammett. "Hello, Gudge," said he. "The boss wants you ...
— 100%: The Story of a Patriot • Upton Sinclair


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