A slow writer, he works on a typewriter, rarely redoes his copy. Other books: The Maltese Falcon, The Glass Key, Red Harvest, The Dain Curse. Contact us at [email protected] ...

Among the enduring characters he created are Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon), Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man), the Continental Op (Red Harvest and The Dain Curse) and the comic strip character ...