Nightmare Town: Stories (57 page)
World War I, in which he served as a sergeant, interrupted his sleuthing and injured his health. When he was finally discharged from the last of several hospitals, he resumed detective work. Subsequently, he turned to writing, and in the late 1920’s he became the unquestioned master of detective-story fiction in America. During World War II, Mr. Hammett again served in the army, this time for more than two years, most of which he spent in the Aleutians. He died in 1961.
Dark Forces.
Ed Gorman is a novelist and short story writer, and the editor or co-editor of many anthologies, including
The Fine Art of Murder
with Martin H. Greenberg. He is the recipient of the Shamus Award for best private detective short story.
Martin H. Greenberg is co-editor of
The Fine Art of Murder
and of numerous other anthologies. He has won awards from both the Science Fiction Writers of America and the Mystery Writers of America, including the Edgar Award for Life Achievement.
William F. Nolan is a biographer and fiction writer. He is the author of
Hammett: A Life at the Edge
and is at work on a new biography of Dashiell Hammett.
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