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The Hunter and Other Stories

By: Dashiell Hammett
Narrated by: Ray Chase, Stephen Bowlby, Brian Holsopple, Donna Postel
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Dashiell Hammett is best known as both pioneer and master of American hard-boiled detective fiction, but these dozen and a half stories both affirm that reputation and present him in a different light. Along with the full-length screen treatments On the Make (which became the movie Mr. Dynamite, 1935) and The Kiss-Off (the basis for City Streets, starring Sylvia Sydney and Gary Cooper, 1931), this collection includes never before and rarely published stories that explore failed romance, courage in the face of uncertainty, hypocrisy, and crass opportunism.

Collected and edited by Hammett's granddaughter, Julie Rivett, and noted Hammett scholar and biographer Richard Layman, The Hunter and Other Stories is a trove of priceless literary gems from an American master storyteller.

Donna Postel reads the introduction, commentaries, and afterword; Ray Chase reads the sections "Crime" and "Screen Stories" and the appendix; Brian Holsopple reads the section "Men" and Stephen Bowlby reads the section "Men and Women."

©2013 Original material by The Dashiell Hammett Literary Property Trust (P)2013 HighBridge Company
Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Hard-Boiled Mystery Short Stories Traditional Detectives

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Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

About 33% of it was spent great, and about 33% more was not misspent. The other third was wasted.

Would you be willing to try another book from Dashiell Hammett? Why or why not?

Sure. He is an old pal.

Any additional comments?

A collection of unpublished stuff, it contains about 20% of absolute genius, about 40% of absolute trash, about 10% of curios ranging from "interesting" to "very talented" and the rest is filler.

The most irritating stuff is the "commentary" running before each part of the book. The preface is good -- gives Hammett's biography -- but the rest is a time-waster.

All in all, a good listen-once book, and some of the stories are worth listening to again. About 33% of them.

A must for Hammett fans, a curio for everyone else

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Oh, yes. I've read short story collections before, and this one has the best hit-to-dud ratio of them all. Personally, I think Hammett was one of the best writers of the 20th century. He could write immersive tales with moments that, as Chandler said, seem like they've never been written before.

He travels all over in this collection: there's a caper story, some slice-of-life fiction, even a fantasy tale. Given his prose, and his eye for detail, I'm sure almost anyone can find something here to like.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Some of the longer stories did, and in different ways. Some stories were less than ten minutes long, and couldn't build much suspense.

What about the narrators’s performance did you like?

Nothing stood out; the narration was good all around.

Who was the most memorable character of The Hunter and Other Stories and why?

Tough one. I'd have to go with the eccentric jewel thief in "The Diamond Wager"; he was fun.

Any additional comments?

The film treatments were pretty meh. They sound closer to Wikipedia articles than to actual stories. "On The Make" was cool, though.

Not Just A Crime Writer

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Keeping in mind that this is miscellany, it's fine, and worth a listen for fans. If you're unfamiliar with his work, this is not the place to start. The narration does not generally help.

Uneven in quality and interest

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Did not like this and had a struggle to continue more than a couple of chapters, as I found it dated and boring.

May listen at a later time

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This collection is not Hammet's best. some unpunished and understandably so. Many shorts worth skipping.

Underwhelming stories

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