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Unless the threat of death is behind them

by Irwin, John T.
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Published by : Johns Hopkins University Press, (Baltimore :) Physical details: xii, 290 p.
Subject(s): Detective and mystery stories, American -- History and criticism. | Noir fiction, American -- History and criticism. | Detective and mystery films -- United States -- History and criticism. | Film noir -- United States -- History and criticism. | Private investigators in literature. | Detectives in literature. | Masculinity in literature. | Masculinity in motion pictures. | Men in literature. | Men in motion pictures. | Electronic books.
Year: 2006
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-282) and index.

"Where their best interest lies" : Hammett's The Maltese falcon -- Being boss : Chandler's The big sleep -- Beating the boss : Cain's Double indemnity -- Who's the boss? : W.R. Burnett's High sierra -- Deadline at midnight : Cornell Woolrich's Night has a thousand eyes -- A puzzle of character -- Hard-boiled fiction and film noir -- Hard-boiled fiction and film noir continued.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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