Hammett

This fictional narrative centers on the writer Dashiell Hammett, who, as one of his talented peers once remarked, played a pivotal role in shifting murder mysteries away from genteel settings and into the hands of those truly adept at the craft. The detective genre was forever transformed by his influence. Thus begins “Hammett,” a captivating and moody story about a budding mystery author who immerses himself in the gritty realities he pens, uncovering the hidden, more sinister drives of his characters.