
Authors > Dashiell Hammett
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Red Harvest
When the last honest citizen of Poisonville was murdered, the Continental Op stayed on to punish the guilty -- even if that meant taking on an entire town.
Year: 1929 Genre: Action, Hardboiled Detective

The Dain Curse
The Dain Curse is one of the Continental Op's most bizarre cases, and a tautly crafted masterpiece of suspense.
Year: 1929 Genre: Private Eye

The Maltese Falcon
Sam Spade, a slightly shop-worn private eye with his own solitary code of ethics, stars in Hammett's detective fiction, a novel that has haunted several generations of readers. The Maltese Falcon is Hammett's most famous work.
Year: 1930 Genre: Mystery, Private Eye, Stolen Goods