Zigzags of Treachery: The Complete Black Mask Cases of the Continental Op, Volume 1

by Dashiell Hammett, Bob Byrne (Introduction)

Overview

Quite possibly the greatest author to appear in the pages of Black Mask magazine-Dashiell Hammett-is finally included in the authorized Black Mask Library. Hammett's influential Continental Op series set the editorial tone for Black Mask and all of the authors who would follow Hammett in that magazine. This Volume 1 collects the first ten stories of the Op, including the first two installments bylined as "Peter Collinson," along with an all-new introduction by Bob Byrne.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781618277374
Publisher:	Black Mask
Publication date:	07/09/2023
Series:	Continental Op , #1
Pages:	322
Sales rank:	261,185
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.72(d)

About the Author

Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961), one of the masters of crime fiction, first introduced his iconic private eye, Sam Spade, in his famous 1930 novel, The Maltese Falcon. His next book, The Thin Man, published in 1932, features the incomparable and charming sleuths Nick and Nora Charles. Dashiell Hammett's other popular books include Red Harvest, The Dain Curse and The Glass Key. His work also includes the Collected Files of the Continental Op, a compilation of short stories that were originally published in various pulp magazines including the Black Mask. Hammett's previous experience as an operative for the Pinkerton Detective Agency influenced his writing.

Date of Birth:

May 27, 1894

Date of Death:

January 10, 1961

Place of Birth:

St. Mary, Maryland

Place of Death:

New York

Education:

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute