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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Pan Macmillan, United Kingdom, London, 1984
ISBN 10: 033028195X
ISBN 13: 9780330281959
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The Continental Op
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Condition: Muy bueno. : Sumérgete en el mundo del detective duro y sin nombre conocido como el Continental Op, creado por Dashiell Hammett. Este libro recopila varias historias donde el Op desentraña asesinatos complejos, busca a una mujer misteriosa y se enfrenta a criminales peligrosos. Con su estilo directo y su enfoque en la brutalidad de la sociedad americana, Hammett redefine el género de detectives y ofrece una visión sombría pero fascinante del crimen y la corrupción. EAN: 9780330281959 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Otros Título: The Continental Op Autor: Dashiell Hammett Editorial: PICADOR Idioma: en Páginas: 255 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2025-07-30-b91a0496
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The Continental Op.
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Paperback reprint. 255pp. Introduction by Steven Marcus. 7 classic stories. A fine copy in the original colour pictorial paper covers. Seller Inventory # 4515
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The Continental Op (Picador Books)
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The continental Op
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Picador/Pan books/ Macmillan, 1984
ISBN 10: 033028195X
ISBN 13: 9780330281959
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Couverture souple. Condition: bon. RO60146359: 1984. In-8. Broché. Etat passable, Coins frottés, Dos plié, Papier jauni. 255 pages. Quelques rousseurs. Texte en anglais. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon. Seller Inventory # RO60146359
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The continental Op
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Couverture souple. Condition: bon. R160212735: 1975. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Papier jauni. 255 pages - ouvrage en anglais. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon. Seller Inventory # R160212735