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Continental Op Stories

Continental Op Stories

by Dashiell Hammett

A collection of short stories about an unnamed agent of a detective agency in the early 1920s.

Languages
English·Español
License
Public Domain
Originally published
1930
Latest release
Oct 9, 2026
Pages
1257
Format
6 × 9 in (152 × 229 mm)
Book type
Novel
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Table of Contents

  1. Arson Plus
  2. Crooked Souls
  3. Slippery Fingers
  4. It
  5. Bodies Piled Up
  6. I. Do You Know … Emil Bonfils?
  7. II. “That’s Something!”
  8. III. A Sleek Kitten That Dame!
  9. “Maybe That Ain’t So Foolish!”
  10. V. Meet Mr. Smith
  11. VI. “Those Damned Horns!”
  12. VII. “You Have a Lot of Fun, Don’t You?”
  13. VIII. “I Hope You Swing!”
  14. I
  15. II. Dr. Rench
  16. III
  17. IV
  18. I
  19. II
  20. III. The Shadowing
  21. IV
  22. V
  23. VI
  24. VII
  25. VIII
  26. IX
  27. X
  28. XI
  29. XII
  30. I
  31. II
  32. III
  33. The House in Turk Street
  34. I
  35. II
  36. III. R. F. Axford
  37. IV
  38. V
  39. VI
  40. VII
  41. VIII
  42. IX
  43. X
  44. XI
  45. XII
  46. XIII
  47. XIV
  48. XV
  49. XVI
  50. XVII
  51. XVIII
  52. XIX
  53. Women Politics Murder
  54. II
  55. III
  56. IV
  57. V.
  58. VI
  59. VII
  60. VIII
  61. I
  62. II
  63. III
  64. IV
  65. V
  66. VI
  67. VII
  68. VIII
  69. IX
  70. Who Killed Bob Teal?
  71. Mike or Alec or Rufus
  72. I
  73. II
  74. III
  75. IV
  76. V
  77. VI
  78. VII
  79. VIII
  80. IX
  81. X
  82. XI
  83. XII
  84. XIII
  85. I
  86. II
  87. III
  88. IV
  89. V
  90. VI
  91. VII
  92. VIII
  93. IX
  94. X
  95. XI
  96. I
  97. II
  98. III
  99. IV
  100. V
  101. VI
  102. VII
  103. VIII
  104. IX
  105. X
  106. XI
  107. XII
  108. XIII
  109. XIV
  110. XV
  111. XVI
  112. XVII
  113. I
  114. II
  115. III
  116. IV
  117. V
  118. VI
  119. VII
  120. VIII
  121. IX
  122. X
  123. XI
  124. I
  125. II
  126. III
  127. IV
  128. V
  129. VI
  130. VII
  131. VIII
  132. IX
  133. I
  134. II
  135. The Big Knock Over 1
  136. II
  137. III
  138. IV
  139. V
  140. VI
  141. VII
  142. VIII
  143. IX
  144. X
  145. XI
  146. XII
  147. XIII
  148. XIV
  149. XV
  150. I
  151. II
  152. III
  153. IV
  154. V
  155. VI
  156. VII
  157. VIII
  158. IX
  159. X
  160. XI
  161. XII
  162. The Main Death
  163. I
  164. II
  165. III
  166. IV
  167. V
  168. VI
  169. VII
  170. VIII
  171. IX
  172. X
  173. XI
  174. XII
  175. XIII
  176. XIV
  177. XV
  178. XVI
  179. XVII
  180. I
  181. II
  182. III
  183. IV
  184. V
  185. VI
  186. VII
  187. VIII
  188. IX
  189. X
  190. I
  191. II
  192. III
  193. IV
  194. V
  195. VI
  196. VII
  197. VIII
  198. IX
  199. X
  200. XI
  201. Death and Company