The Hard-Boiled Detective: lineage, origins & works

The paid professional working a corrupt city — cynical, compromised, and the moral centre anyway.

How the idea moved: 4 landmark works

1892The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan DoyleOriginShort Story
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1930The Maltese FalconDashiell HammettEvolutionNovel
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1939The Big SleepRaymond ChandlerOriginNovel
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2005The Girl with the Dragon TattooStieg LarssonEvolutionNovel
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