Lot of eight 4.25x6.25" Dell paperbacks by "The Maltese Falcon" author Dashiell Hammett. Beside Falcon, he is noted for his stories "The Thin Man, Red Harvest" and is the creator of fictional character Sam Spade. All c. 1950s. Titles include #538 "The Creeping Siamese" which features woman holding blood-staining dagger. Lt. fold line along spine. VF. #421 "Dead Yellow Women" features stylized group of 4 dead Asian women on cover. Lt. trace of wear along spine. VF/N. Mint. #411 "A Man Called Spade" features Hammett's titular character Sam Spade and has lt. crease line by spine. VF/N. Mint. #379 "Nightmare Town" has crease by spine. VF+. #223 "Hammett Homicide" has great stylized cover of 6 different colored hands holding guns pointing at center w/large blood splotch. Handling wear, loosening and chipping to laminate cover. Fine/VF. #129 "The Continental Op" features image of chained man hanging by neck against police shield bkg. Wear to top and bottom of spine. VF. #154 "The Return Of The Continental Op" features gun shooting hole through police badge. Obvious wear along spine, chips missing at top and bottom. Handling wear w/creases to cover. VG. #53 "Blood Money" has smoking Tommy Gun against stack of money. Moderate wear along spine w/insect damage to surface paper. VG/Fine. All have "Crime Map" on back cover giving details from story.