I once knew a man who stole a Ferris Wheel...

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The face she made at me was probably meant for a smile. Whatever it was, it beat me. I was afraid she'd do it again, so I surrendered

Dashiell Hammett

Mots clés noir wry



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The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter.

Dashiell Hammett

Mots clés crime crooks patter



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Nora: "How do you feel?"
Nick: "Terrible. I must've gone to bed sober.

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Mots clés cocktail-banter



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Nick: "Don't you think maybe a drink would help you to sleep?"
Nora: "No, thanks."
Nick: "Maybe it would if I took one.

Dashiell Hammett

Mots clés cocktail-banter



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Who shot him? I asked.
The grey man scratched the back of his neck and said: Somebody with a gun.

Dashiell Hammett

Mots clés stating-the-obvious



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So that's the way you scientific detectives work. My god! for a fat, middle-aged, hard-boiled, pig-headed guy, you've got the vaguest way of doing things I ever heard of.

Dashiell Hammett

Mots clés noir hammett



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-Desapareció - dijo Spade - como desaparece un puño cuando se abre la mano.

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I first heard Personville called Poisonville by a red-haired mucker named Hickey Dewey in the Big Ship in Butte. He also called his shirt a shoit.

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The hell of it, Miss- Is your name Wonderly or Leblanc?' She blushed and murmured: 'It's really O'Shaughnessy - Brigid O'Shaughnessy

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