{"product_id":"the-big-book-of-the-continental-op-9780525432951","title":"The Big Book of the Continental Op","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow for the first time ever in one volume, all twenty-eight stories and two serialized novels starring the Continental Op--one of the greatest characters in storied history of detective fiction. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDashiell Hammett is the father of modern hard-boiled detective stories. His legendary works have been lauded for almost one hundred years by fans, and his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Maltese Falcon\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted into a classic film starring Humphrey Bogart. One of Dashiell Hammett's most memorable characters, the Continental Op made his debut in \u003ci\u003eBlack Mask \u003c\/i\u003emagazine on October 1, 1923, narrating the first of twenty-eight stories and two novels that would change forever the face of detective fiction. The Op is a tough, wry, unglamorous gumshoe who has inspired a following that is both global and enduring. He has been published in periodicals, paperback digests, and short story collections, but until now, he has never, in all his ninety-two years, had the whole of his exploits contained in one book. The book features all twenty-eight of the original standalone Continental Op stories, the original serialized versions of \u003ci\u003eRed Harvest\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dain Curse\u003c\/i\u003e, and previously unpublished material. This anthology of Continental Op stories is the only complete, one-volume work of its kind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Crime\/Black Lizard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525432951\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.90w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2017 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/30\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dashiell Hammett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36638287724700,"sku":"9780525432951","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4b116670-2aa7-4ac8-a598-b6bbfd57d98e.jpg?v=1603846911","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-big-book-of-the-continental-op-9780525432951","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}