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Hammett's unnamed Continental Detective Agency Operative is a staple of the golden age of pulp mysteries. All but two of 28 individual stories as well as two serialized novels (Red Harvest and The Dain Curse) collected here were first published in Black Mask magazine between 1920 and 1930. Described as a "busy, middle aged detective" in the story "Arson Plus," the Continental Op was an everyman, lacking the sophisticat...Log In or Sign Up to Read More