Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-282) and index.
Contents
Preface -- Introduction -- 1. "Where their best interest lies" : Hammett's The Maltese falcon -- 2. Being boss : Chandler's The big sleep -- 3. Beating the boss : Cain's Double indemnity -- 4. Who's the boss? : W.R. Burnett's High sierra -- 5. Deadline at midnight : Cornell Woolrich's Night has a thousand eyes -- 6. A puzzle of character -- 7. Hard-boiled fiction and film noir -- 8. Hard-boiled fiction and film noir continued -- Afterword -- Notes -- Index.
