Fly Paper
story by Hammett
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"Fly Paper" is a short story by Dashiell Hammett, first published in Black Mask magazine in 1929. It is considered one of the earliest examples of the hard-boiled fiction genre, which Hammett pioneered. This style is characterized by its tough, unsentimental tone, realistic urban settings, slangy dialogue, and graphic depictions of violence. Hammett, a former Pinkerton detective, drew on his own experiences to create this distinctively American form of detective fiction, moving away from the more traditional English mystery.
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