Dashiell Hammett

Five Continental Op Stories

Read by Winston Tharp


Dashiell Hammett



Before Sam Spade chased the black bird in The Maltese Falcon and Nick and Nora Charles stirred their first martinis in The Thin Man, the Con…

The Tenth Clew and Other Continental Op Stories

Read by Winston Tharp


Dashiell Hammett



Biographer Nathan Ward has called “The Tenth Clew” Dashiell Hammett’s “first real jewel of a story.” In it, Hammett’s nameless Continental D…

Zigzags of Treachery and other stories

Read by Winston Tharp


Dashiell Hammett



The death of a well known San Francisco doctor brings a charge of murder for his wife, but is it murder or suicide, and is she really his wi…

The Gutting of Couffignal

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Dashiell Hammett



Dashiell Hammett’s hardboiled detective is assigned by his agency to guard a stash of wedding presents on an exclusive Bay Area island. Jus…

"Arson Plus"


Dashiell Hammett



A rural case of arson brings in the insurance companies -- and they bring in the Continental Op. Dashiell Hammett's first Continental Op sto…

The Dain Curse

Read by Mark Nelson


Dashiell Hammett



A supposed family curse. Stolen diamonds. Drugs and a religious cult. The Continental Op has his hands full while again the bodies pile up a…

Red Harvest

Read by Mark Nelson


Dashiell Hammett



The Continental Detective Agency’s Op is sent on a case to Personville. The locals call their town “Poisonville,” and the Op would soon find…

Short Story Collection Vol. 106

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Various



This collection is for any short story in the English Language in the public domain, selected and read by Librivox volunteers. This collecti…

The Scorched Face

Read by Winston Tharp


Dashiell Hammett



Hammett's Continental Op searches for two missing young women and finds more than he bargained for. - Summary by Winston Tharp

Short Story Collection Vol. 108

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Various



It's time to enjoy our 108th Librivox Short Story Collection. All stories have been selected by the readers and include gems by O. Henry, Le…