{"product_id":"2940170011100","title":"The Hunter and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of hard-boiled detective fiction classics such as \u003ci\u003eThe Maltese Falcon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Thin Man\u003c\/i\u003e comes a stunning collection of stories, several of which have never before been published.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDashiell Hammett is best known as both pioneer and master of American hard-boiled detective fiction, but these dozen and a half stories both affirm that reputation and present him in a different light. Along with the full-length screen treatments \u003ci\u003eOn the Make\u003c\/i\u003e (which became the movie \u003ci\u003eMr. Dynamite, \u003c\/i\u003e1935) and \u003ci\u003eThe Kiss-Off\u003c\/i\u003e (the basis for \u003ci\u003eCity Streets\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Sylvia Sydney and Gary Cooper, 1931), this collection includes never before and rarely published stories that explore failed romance, courage in the face of uncertainty, hypocrisy, and crass opportunism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollected and edited by Hammett's granddaughter, Julie Rivett, and noted Hammett scholar and biographer Richard Layman, \u003ci\u003eThe Hunter and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is a trove of priceless literary gems from an American master storyteller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonna Postel reads the introduction, commentaries, and afterword; Ray Chase reads the sections ¿Crime¿ and ¿Screen Stories¿ and the appendix; Brian Holsopple reads the section ¿Men¿; and Stephen Bowlby reads the section ¿Men and Women.¿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HighBridge Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162532856048,"sku":"2940170011100","price":24.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170011100_p0.jpg?v=1763699122","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170011100","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}