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For a class project, we were split up into groups to create a Wikipedia article. Each group was then assigned a book to read either, The Glass Key by Dashiell Hammett, Indemnity Only by Sarah Paretsky, Cotton Comes to Harlem … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It wouldn’t be a stretch to call Mosley’s Devil in a Blue Dress my favorite book we’ve read this semester. So I had a very clear image in my head as I read this book. I’m not quite sure the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

For my part in the Wikipedia project, I researched the “legacy” portion of The Glass Key. Legacy is a really large part of the Hardboiled genre. Throughout the semester, Jim Groom talked about a lot of different things, but one … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Indemnity Only The novel Indemnity Only, by Sara Paretsky, presented many themes, of which one stood out as significant. Feminism was a substantial part of Indemnity Only, which was written in a time where the majority of hardboiled detective fiction’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Information is one of the most valuable assets in the world and it’s something that we use everyday. Whether or not it is using Google, Bing, MSN Search or Wikipedia, we need access to this information, but where does it come from? How do we know that the information presented to us is reliable? Wikipedia […] Continue reading →

At first, I enjoyed the movie adaptation a lot along with the book, but then they started to differ a little too much for my liking. Initially, all that seemed to be too different were common literary elements that take … Continue reading → Continue reading →

 Since my group focused on Sara Paretsky’s Indemnity Only, we had difficulty finding a lot of information and responses from the time period given as it was most recent, even with Peter’s help. I did, however, learn a little more … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I was having issues with my brother’s laptop (especially Microsoft which froze on me) while I was trying to upload my paper so I had to edit the rough draft post :/ Jessica Martinez U.S. Hardboiled detective Research paper draft December 14, 2012 For this paper, my topic will be on the characters of “Indemnity Only” by Sara Paretsky since I contributed mostly to that section. As I read the book and met new characters along the way I’ve come to meet characters like V. I. Warshawski, Ralph, Lotty, and other characters as the story went further in. I’ve noticed that not all the characters are the same and all … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Connor Payne American Detective Fiction FSEM Jim Groom December 6, 2012 The Glass Key Wikipedia Research             I began doing my research for this article where probably everyone else did as well: a Google search. I had done this many times before so I thought that maybe if I sat and sifted through the usual crap the internet had to offer that I could find something useful. I was tasked with finding the critical receptions of The Glass Key and so I casually searched “glass key critical receptions” thinking that it would find me many useful links. At first I thought I had hit a gold mine, considering every link … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Suzannah Richards                                    Double Indemnity   Double Indemnity, by James M. Cain is a story about murder, love, and money. It was published in 1943 as a short story in the book, Three of a Kind. Because of its popularity, … Continue reading → Continue reading →