Dashiell Hammett
Five Continental Op Stories
Read by Winston Tharp
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
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
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
Read by Winston Tharp
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"
A rural case of arson brings in the insurance companies -- and they bring in the Continental Op. Dashiell Hammett's first Continental Op sto…
Short Story Collection Vol. 106
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
This collection is for any short story in the English Language in the public domain, selected and read by Librivox volunteers. This collecti…
Short Story Collection Vol. 108
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
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…