Dashiell Hammett

Yesterday  I talked about Supersonic Safety Research's Monthly Trivia Contest and today I'm going to give you a little trivia.

DYK -  Did You Know  Dashiell Hammett, whose full name was Samuel Dashiell Hammett, not only created Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon), but also Nick  and Nora Charles (The Thin Man).  Mr. Hammett drew on his experiences as a former Pinkerton to develop his detective novels.  I have always heard of the Pinkertons and was vaguely familiar with them, but after stumbling upon this bit of trivia I started to read more about the Pinkertons and now I am curious to research their history in a little more depth. Future blog posts will feature interesting facts as I learn more about the Pinkertons.