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Suspense, a newspaper, and a rickety high-rise
“Same dark zeal Hammett held for Frisco or Chandler had for Los Angeles.” — Washington City Paper
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Vis-à-vis real life
- History-inspired mix of suspense and satire
- A Jewish novel, too
- Solomon for real?
- The actual Telegram?
- Sen. Ribicoff’s spookish investment
- The real GSA scandals
- Deadly Skyline collapse
- Two Chicagoans: Bullard and Obama
- Heart troubles
- Internet angles
- Truman and “Get a dog”
- More on Scandals’ origins
- Corrections: Any to add?
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