When you run into Hammett and his political history, you se… - Walter Mosley

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When you run into Hammett and his political history, you see that he’s explaining what’s wrong with society, the crime of society itself. And how can you be a hero inside that?

Walter Mosley

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Walter Ellis Mosley (born January 12 1952) is a prominent American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction.

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