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Red Harvest
by Dashiell Hammett
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
by Dashiell Hammett
The Dain Curse is one of the Continental Op's most bizarre cases, and a tautly crafted masterpiece of suspense.
Year: 1929
Genre: Hardboiled Detective

The Big Knockover
by Dashiell Hammett
This collection of short stories is worth buying just for the twenty-page introduction by Lillian Hellman, a long time friend of Hammett and the executor of his estate. She gives a unique perspective of Hammett beyond any of the biographical informati
Year: 1966
Genre: Hardboiled Detective

The Continental Op
by Dashiell Hammett
The Continental Op, the prototype for generations of tough-guy detectives, unravels a murder with too many clues and tangles with a crooked-eared gunman in these stories.
Year: 1974
Genre: Hardboiled Detective

The Big Book of the Continental Op
by Dashiell Hammett
Now for the first time ever in one volume, all twenty-eight stories and two serialized novels starring the Continental Op--one of the greatest characters in storied history of detective fiction.
Year: 2017
Genre: Hardboiled Detective
Titles
Year | Title | ||||||||||
1929 | Red Harvest | by Dashiell Hammett | Action, Hardboiled Detective, Continental Op | ||||||||
1929 | The Dain Curse | by Dashiell Hammett | Hardboiled Detective, Continental Op | ||||||||
1966 | The Big Knockover | by Dashiell Hammett | Hardboiled Detective, Continental Op, Short Stories | ||||||||
1974 | The Continental Op | by Dashiell Hammett | Hardboiled Detective, Continental Op, Short Stories | ||||||||
2017 | The Big Book of the Continental Op | by Dashiell Hammett | Hardboiled Detective, Continental Op |