San Francisco Noir
by Nathaniel Rich
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Author: Nathaniel RichEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-05-01
ISBN: 1892145308
Number of pages: 168
Publisher: Little Bookroom
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Book Review: A Disappointing Read
Summary: 2 Stars
The premise and format of this book are unique, but there are some major bits of misinformation in it which should have been looked over by the editor and/or the writer himself before the book was published. #1: the "Kezar Stadium" entry: "Dirty Harry" shot "Scorpio" in the LEG not the chest. #2:the "Flood Building" entry:stated that Dashiell Hammett was working for Pinkerton's, in the Flood Building, when he wrote "The Maltese Falcon" which is NOT TRUE. He had quit Pinkerton's long before he wrote the book(1922);"Red Harvest" and "The Dain Curse" both 1929 then "The Maltese Falcon" which was published in 1930. #3: the "Bullitt" entry:the author describes the chase scene and where it took place but when describing the end of the chase scene, the author flubs BIG TIME! McQueen DID NOT return to the police station in the Mustang as the author states. The Mustang was disabled when the car spun out on a dirt shoulder, opposite the explosion, the front end winding up in a "ditch" thereby breaking the front axel. Evidently the publisher/editor whizzed this book thru publication before checking it for major flaws!
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