The Girl with the Silver Eyes (full story) by Dashiell Hammett (narrated by Evan Mercer)

Dashiell Hammett is the undisputed master of hardboiled detective fiction, and one of the greatest mystery writers of all time. The narrator of the story is an Operative of the Contnental Detective Agency. A review in the New Yorker described the Op as follows:
"Middle-aged, short, and woefully overweight, Hammett’s Op, who made his début in 1923, is nevertheless the first fully “hardboiled” hero in American letters. He believes that emotions are a nuisance during business hours, and all his hours are business hours. He shoots a beautiful woman in the leg rather than let her walk out on a rap. Hammett wrote thirty-seven stories and two novels about him without giving him a name, and without providing a single character who gets close enough to want to call him by one"
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[@wilheiser8570]

Evan. I love your narration. Perfect voice for the story. Thank you

[@JacobH181]

Fabulous! Many thanks from a Hammett fan!

[@judikingsman6132]

I love this style of story telling ❤❤❤❤❤

[@art.and.lit.matters]

Hi Evan, Once again you have given a subtle, spot-on and exquisitely nuanced reading / performance of a fabulous work of Hammett. I can't imagine this story ever having a better performance than you have given it so you have created a work of permanent importance. Thank you.

[@evanmercer9997]

Thank you, Thomas. You are so kind. Any specific stories that you would like to see me do next? Evan

[@art.and.lit.matters]

@@evanmercer9997 Hi Evan. You've already done a fabulous job on "Scorched Face" which is my favorite Hammett Story. I think the "Gutting of Couffignal" is an endlessly fascinating small masterpiece. It's a story too that opened up new territory for Hammett as a writer. I can't imagine "Red Harvest," for example, without having first worked through "Couffignal." But there is something else about that story that fascinates me. While Hammett's key role in the history of detective fiction has been endlessly explored "Couffignal" is seminal work in the quite different genre of the adventure thriller. At any rate I've loved that story for thirty years and a dramatic reading would be a huge gift to me and innumerable other listeners now and in the future. All best wishes. Thomas

[@deecorrall6129]

I really enjoyed listening to your voice and the background venue Thank you for making Hammett's stories come alive

[@CosmicRabbitCarma]

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