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A comment on Father Knox’s decalogue: the ten rules of Golden Age detective fiction. Parent comment

Re:Father Knox’s decalogue: the ten rules of Golden Age dete... by freddie_mercury on Wednesday December 01, 2021 @08:56PM (#29411603)
Why would it mention Dashiell Hammett? It is an article about Golden Age detective fiction rules, not some overview of all the good detective fiction authors.

Anyway, Hammett wasn't even a Golden Age author, as Chandler's famous essay makes abundantly clear.

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