A Life at the Edge

By William F. Nolan

Book Overview

Cloth & Boards. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition. A fine copy in dj. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312922817
• ISBN13: 9780312922818
• Release Date: April 1990
• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Hammett: From private eye to writer

Hammett based his private eye stories on his own adventures as a private eye and invented the American private eye stories. But his life changed when he met Hellmann and during the red scare he suffered for what he believed in. William F. Nolan examines his complex life and what made Hammett an excellent writer and a tragic figure.