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Hard-boiled

Fiction, usually detective fiction, marked by a gritty, pessimistic, and tough-as-nails world view. Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon, such as this copy offered in our Catalog 108, would be the cornerstone of any hard-boiled mystery collection.

Hubin

An excellent and exhaustive reference to detective fiction by Allen J. Hubin, Crime Fiction III: A Comprehensive Bibliography, 1749-1995, available in either book or CD form. A must-have for any serious collector of (or dealer in) mysteries.

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