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Violence
Some
Shootings; murder; crime violence in the hard-boiled tradition
Language
Some
Hard-boiled slang and tough language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Drinking; gangster culture
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Themes of professionalism, moral ambiguity, and the underworld
What this book is about
A 1974 short story collection edited by Steven Marcus, gathering ten of Hammett's Continental Op stories from the 1920s. Features the unnamed fat operative who solves cases with grit and logic. Essential noir. For older teens and adults.
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