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.
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