Historical clue formulations

• Dashiell Hammett's last novel, with "The" — 2012-07-22
• Classic 1934 novel set in Prohibition-era New York City, with "The" — 2008-02-09
• Victim in a 1932 mystery novel, with "the" — 2002-10-06
• Victim in a 1932 mystery, with "the" — 1996-12-29