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The Complete Continental Op: Volume I: 1923-1925
Paperback
Series: Continental Op Stories, Book 1
Mystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction
Publisher: Ft. Raphael Publishing Company
Published: Apr 9 2026
Pages: 500
Weight: 1.46
Height: 1.01 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Complete Continental Op, Volume I: 1923-1926 gathers all of the early stories of Dashiell Hammett's legendary detective, the Continental Op, first published in Black Mask magazine.
These tales mark the birth of hardboiled detective fiction, introducing a tough, unsentimental investigator who relies on intellect, persistence, and moral ambiguity rather than glamour or sentiment. Set in a gritty, realistic world of crime and corruption, the stories showcase Hammett's sharp dialogue, lean prose, and unflinching portrayal of human motives.
As the foundation of modern noir, The Complete Continental Op, Volume I offers readers a fascinating look at the origins of a genre and the early mastery of one of America's most influential crime writers.
These stories - over twenty of them - are presented here in their original and unabridged formats.
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