{"product_id":"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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versions of \u003ci\u003eRed Harvest\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dain Curse\u003c\/i\u003e, and previously unpublished material.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.","brand":"Dashiell Hammett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":45895388070100,"sku":"9780525432951","price":36.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_377b909c-eb93-4fbe-a13e-5213d4aed273.jpg?v=1732357857","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780525432951","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}