21. The film's narrative centers on a hardboiled detective story set in a Californian suburb. 22. McKellar worked as a producer and sound engineer at Hardboiled Productions ( 1996-2010 ). 23. The story is largely based on his own experiences, and is written in hardboiled style. 24. This archetype of British detective contrasts with the more " hardboiled " counterpart in American crime fiction. 25. The dialogue was clipped, understated and sparse, influenced by the hardboiled school of crime fiction. 26. Her series is styled a Medieval Noir with a hardboiled protagonist set in the Middle Ages. 27. And Eddie is one hardboiled egg who never shows the slightest misgiving about his greed-mongering ambitions. 28. Dashiell Hammett and his novel " The Glass Key " have influenced many other hardboiled writers. 29. The book is to a large extent a send-up of the hardboiled school of crime writing. 30. The rapid, staccato dialogue between Webb & Burr is typical of hardboiled fiction and is often humorous.
