Web sites
Black Mask Magazine
This site is a cyber-reincarnation of the popular pulp magazine. Contains history, cover art, and links to some of the fiction that appeared during the heyday of the magazine.
Allan Pinkerton and His Detective Agency: "We Never Sleep"
Part of Court TV's online Crime Library, this Web site gives a good overview of the history of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.
Museum of the City of San Francisco
A Web site dedicated to preserving the colorful history of San Francisco.
American Masters: Dashiell Hammett on PBS.org
American Masters site about Dashiell Hammett's life and his writing.
Printed Resources
Layman, Richard, ed. Discovering "The Maltese Falcon" and Sam
Spade. Rev. ed. San Francisco: Vince Emery Productions, 2005.
Thompson, George J. Hammett's Moral Vision. San Francisco:
Vince Emery Productions, 2007.
Layman, Richard. Shadow Man. San Diego: Harcourt Brace
Jovanovich Books, 1981.
