Sublime

Hammett writes: “He went like that,” Spade said, “like a fist when you open your hand.” The detective eventually finds Flitcraft living in Spokane with a new wife, a new baby, a new business, and a new name: Charles Pierce.

He ordered a beer reluctantly because a beer in the Dupont Plaza bar cost as much as a six-pack in the supermarket, but the free hors d’oeuvres just about made up for it. Hoke liked the Dupont Plaza, the quiet Mickey Mouse music that came over the speakers, and the tables beside the windows where he could watch the traffic on the Miami River.

wiped off the palms of my hands and turned it around. It was addressed to General Guy Sternwood, 3765 Alta Brea Crescent; West Hollywood, California.