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Declan Hughes recommends where to begin with Dashiell Hammett. The American writer is credited with creating hard-boiled crime fiction. His novels included The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man. Despite only having published five novels, Hammett remains one of the most influential writers of his time.
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