Best Cases of the Continental Op

“Half the jobs that come to a private detective are like this one: three or four days-and often as many weeks-have passed since the crime was committed. The police work on the job until they are stumped; then the injured party calls in a private sleuth, dumps him down on a trail that is old and cold and badly trampled, and expects-Oh, well! I picked out this way of making a living so ...”

As a detective with the San Francisco branch of the Continental Detective Agency, the Continental Op has worked all kinds of cases, from gruesome murders to high-stakes robberies. A short, private man with a quick mind and quicker feet, Dashiell Hammett's nameless sleuth may not be who you picture when you think of a private eye, but he is certainly the man you want on the job.

In the Best Cases of The Continental Op, an original compilation of eight stories from Skyboat Media, the Op walks, stalks, and runs down the steep streets of San Francisco to solve crimes of blackmail, murder, stolen identities, and arson, and each story contains so many twists and turns you'll be hooked until the very (surprising) end ...

Full Contents:

Introduction by Alison Belle Bews“Arson Plus”“Slippery Fingers”“The Tenth Clew”“Crooked Souls”“Bodies Piled Up”“The Golden Horseshoe”“Death on Pine Street (Women, Politics, and Murder)”“Zigzags of Treachery”

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Best Cases of the Continental Op

“Half the jobs that come to a private detective are like this one: three or four days-and often as many weeks-have passed since the crime was committed. The police work on the job until they are stumped; then the injured party calls in a private sleuth, dumps him down on a trail that is old and cold and badly trampled, and expects-Oh, well! I picked out this way of making a living so ...”

As a detective with the San Francisco branch of the Continental Detective Agency, the Continental Op has worked all kinds of cases, from gruesome murders to high-stakes robberies. A short, private man with a quick mind and quicker feet, Dashiell Hammett's nameless sleuth may not be who you picture when you think of a private eye, but he is certainly the man you want on the job.

In the Best Cases of The Continental Op, an original compilation of eight stories from Skyboat Media, the Op walks, stalks, and runs down the steep streets of San Francisco to solve crimes of blackmail, murder, stolen identities, and arson, and each story contains so many twists and turns you'll be hooked until the very (surprising) end ...

Full Contents:

Introduction by Alison Belle Bews“Arson Plus”“Slippery Fingers”“The Tenth Clew”“Crooked Souls”“Bodies Piled Up”“The Golden Horseshoe”“Death on Pine Street (Women, Politics, and Murder)”“Zigzags of Treachery”

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Best Cases of the Continental Op

Best Cases of the Continental Op

Unabridged — 7 hours, 27 minutes

Best Cases of the Continental Op

Best Cases of the Continental Op

Unabridged — 7 hours, 27 minutes

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Overview

“Half the jobs that come to a private detective are like this one: three or four days-and often as many weeks-have passed since the crime was committed. The police work on the job until they are stumped; then the injured party calls in a private sleuth, dumps him down on a trail that is old and cold and badly trampled, and expects-Oh, well! I picked out this way of making a living so ...”

As a detective with the San Francisco branch of the Continental Detective Agency, the Continental Op has worked all kinds of cases, from gruesome murders to high-stakes robberies. A short, private man with a quick mind and quicker feet, Dashiell Hammett's nameless sleuth may not be who you picture when you think of a private eye, but he is certainly the man you want on the job.

In the Best Cases of The Continental Op, an original compilation of eight stories from Skyboat Media, the Op walks, stalks, and runs down the steep streets of San Francisco to solve crimes of blackmail, murder, stolen identities, and arson, and each story contains so many twists and turns you'll be hooked until the very (surprising) end ...

Full Contents:

Introduction by Alison Belle Bews“Arson Plus”“Slippery Fingers”“The Tenth Clew”“Crooked Souls”“Bodies Piled Up”“The Golden Horseshoe”“Death on Pine Street (Women, Politics, and Murder)”“Zigzags of Treachery”


Editorial Reviews

AudioFile

Eight classic cases follow, featuring Golden Voice narrator Stefan Rudnicki, the ideal choice to deliver Hammett’s gruff, nameless PI from the Continental Detective Agency…Rudnicki’s sonorous tones assure listeners that the truth will come out in the end. This is what a private dick should sound like. Complete with the requisite Irish accents for the cops, this engaging production is a charming period piece.”

JULY 2022 - AudioFile

Dashiell Hammett is among a handful of authors who are synonymous with private detectives. In the foreword of this audiobook, narrator Alison Belle Bews deftly details his place among the genre's pioneer writers. Eight classic cases follow, featuring Golden Voice narrator Stefan Rudnicki, the ideal choice to deliver Hammett's gruff, nameless PI from the Continental Detective Agency. Hammett's Op isn't movie-star handsome—he’s short, with average looks, a fast wit, and quick feet. But however far the Op must travel to solve this or that crime, Rudnicki's sonorous tones assure listeners that the truth will come out in the end. This is what a private dick should sound like. Complete with the requisite Irish accents for the cops, this engaging production is a charming period piece. D.E.M. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID: 2940178028889
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date: 04/19/2022
Edition description: Unabridged
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