Synopsis
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.
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...the Continental Op features in seven superb stories in this collection. Please, dear reader, I beg you, buy this book and treat yourself to the work of a true master of the crime genre. (Vincent Banville IRISH TIMES)
Orion's magnificent Crime Masterworks series ...has collected seven of the finest Continental Op short stories in a single volume... It is a magnificent collection, marking year zero in the hard-boiled school of crime fiction... Hugely recommended. (BURTON EVENING MAIL)
'Some of the best examples of Hammett's work, painting a bleak picture of an American society warped by brutality, greed and treachery.' (WESTERN DAILY PRESS)
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'An acknowledged literary landmark' Robert Graves
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The Continental Op
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Pan Books in association with Macmillan London, London, 1977
ISBN 10: 0330251120
ISBN 13: 9780330251129
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Soft cover
Seller: Ryde Bookshop Ltd, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Fair. First Thus. Firmly bound with dust marks and general handling wear on the cover, heavily faded spine, internally good with some ink ticks on the contents page. Seller Inventory # 083361
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The Continental Op
Seller: Books & Bobs, Deeside, FLINT, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: As New. Contents are tight and clean, with no inscriptions, no foxing, and no remainder mark. Cover is in superb condition, with an uncreased/unbroken spine. Ex-libris plate to inside cover, but an otherwise excellent condition book, perfect for any collector. 255pp. (11x18cm). Please contact us for any more information. Seller Inventory # 8847
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Continental Op The
Seller: Books and Bobs, Swansea, United Kingdom
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. FREE U.K. Shipping. FAMILY Business. FIRST Class Service. Full refund if not totally satisfied. 1977 Paperback edition, browning. Seller Inventory # E046129--LL250
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Continental Op
Seller: Antiquariat Buchhandel Daniel Viertel, Diez, Germany
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Kl.-8° Taschenbuch. Condition: Gut. in gutem Zustand. 29233 ISBN 9780330251129 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 136. Seller Inventory # 3666800
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Continental Op Hammett, Dashiell and Marcus, Steven
Seller: Hay-on-Wye Booksellers, Hay-on-Wye, HEREF, United Kingdom
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Condition: Good. Bumps/wear at some edges/corners. Some marks, scratches, crease lines, fading and foxing to cover. Tanning/scratches at text blocks. Fading at page edges. Text good. Seller Inventory # 128170-7