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Hammettesque
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English
Adjective
Reminiscent of the works of Dashiel Hammett.
en 11 Dec 88 16 22 Gay Community News 8 Georgia Cotrell A Lezbeen Sam Spade Wings' handling of the standard-issue Hammettesque equipment (Emma gets slipped a Mickey; she gets bonked on the back of the head; she even gets to tell the murderer at the end of the story, "I'm sending you over, sweetheart," just like Sam to Bridget in The Maltese Falcon) is light, fast, and witty enough to allow even inveterate non-readers of mysteries like myself to stay tuned.