1894
Dashiell Hammett is born in St. May's Countty, Maryland. He works as a Pinkerton operative before turning to writing. He is of the hard-boiled school, author of The The Thin Man, Red Harvest, and The Dain Curse, as well as The Maltese Falcon.
1925
Tony Hillerman is born in Sacred Heart, Oklahoma. Raised among Native Americans, he writes mysteries featuring Lt Joe Leaphorn and Sgt Jim Chee.
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