Dashiell Hammett
(1894 - 1961)
 The Continental Op 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. | 1923 | novel | |
| Red Harvest One of Hammett's masterpieces, this is the most vivid and realistic picture of gang war ever written--and one of the most exciting of all suspense novels. | 1929 | novel | |
| The Dain Curse | 1929 | novel | |
| The Maltese Falcon | 1930 | novel | |
| The Glass Key Of Hammett's sixth book, published in 1931, The New York Times wrote "the developing relationships among the characters are as exciting as the unfolding story." | 1931 | novel | |
| The Thin Man | 1932 | novel | |
| Woman in the Dark There is menace in the air--some unspoken, unexplained aura of violence and misdeed associated with the strange girl who appeared on the doorstep one day. From the master of the hard-boiled detective story comes a new story of mystery and intrigue. | 1951 | novel | |
| The Big Knockover Nine short stories, many featuring the Continental Op. Includes the unfinished novel, Tulip, and a memoir by Lillian Hellman. | 1943 | shorts |