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The Continental Op by Dashiell Hammett (1992, Paperback, Reprint)

 
The Continental Op by Dashiell Hammett (1992, Paperback, Reprint)

Author: Dashiell Hammett
Publisher: Vintage Books
Publication Date: 1992-08-01
Series: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Language: English
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0679722580
ISBN-13: 9780679722588
Product ID: EPID843071
Description: In this collection of stories, Hammett introduces the Continental Op, a nameless private detective for a large detection agency. Hammett modeled the Continental Detective Agency on the Pinkerton Agency, his former employer for several ye...
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Synopsis
In this collection of stories, Hammett introduces the Continental Op, a nameless private detective for a large detection agency. Hammett modeled the Continental Detective Agency on the Pinkerton Agency, his former employer for several years. The Op, a smart-mouthed, streetwise, stubborn man, was the prototype for the hard-boiled detective of the tough guy crime genre. Hammett elevated these stories (most originally published in H. L. Mencken's "Black Mask" pulp magazine) above genre pulp, by his facility with language, his creation of characters, and his thoughtful consideration of ethical codes and moral standards and the choices people make at critical moments in their lives.

Details
Publication Date:1992-08-01
Series:Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Editor:Steven Marcus
Edition Description:Reprint

Size
Height:8.0 in
Width:5.3 in
Thickness:0.8 in
Weight:10.4 oz

Publisher's Note
First published in 1923, this was Hammett's first private eye novel.

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.

Industry Reviews
"These tales show Hammett writing with the precision of a diamond cutter."
Newsweek - Walter Clemons

"Hammett's Continental Op forged this missing link between the classical and golden age detective and the adventure hero in detective guise."
John Condit

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