The Glass Key
3.5
(4 ratings)224 pages2004Isis Audio BooksISBN 9780753109014
PoliticiansFictionGeneralBeaumont, ned (fictitious character), fictionFiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiledFiction in EnglishAmerican Detective and mystery storiesTranslations into RussianExtortionDetective and mystery storiesNed Beaumont (Fictitious character)
About this book
Ned Beaumont sets out to track the killer of Henry Taylor; on his success hinge the fate of his employer and best friend Paul Madvig, and ultimately himself. As he pursues his enquiries he breaks up a bootlegging operation and finds himself embroiled in a bitter power struggle. The Glass Key was Dashiell Hammett's personal favourite among his novels.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Isis Audio Books
- Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 224
- ISBN
- 9780753109014
- Language
- en
About Dashiell Hammett
American writer of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. Among the 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 Secret Agent X-9.
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