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jackroche's review
Having read this and one other Continental Op, can't help but feel disappointed by the simplicity of what Hammett was going for with these - basically "Sherlock Holmes but gritty", where the plot is really all there is, apart from some occasional bursts of wit. But none of the bleak poetry of noir which I detected in the first random Chandler story I read. Maybe that shows up later, or in his novels.
kristenlynn94's review against another edition
3.0
Dashiell Hammett's "Arson Plus" was read for ENG 181 Literary Analysis and Interpretation.
st_leo's review against another edition
3.0
Mostly interesting from the perspective of seeing Hammett's growth as a detective story writer from the early days.
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