Hammett

A Life at the Edge

by William F. Nolan

Congdon & Weed, Inc, New York, 1983. Hardcover in dust jacket. First printing. Irregular white covers with brown quarter binding and gold lettering on the spine. 276 pages. B&W illustrations.

An "unauthorized" biography that goes deeper into Hammett's life. Nolan wrote another bio of Hammett, as well as volumes on Hemingway and Bradbury. He also wrote the "Logan's Run" series of Sci Fi novels.