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240 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679722601
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Publication date: 17 July 1989
Description
Dashiell Hammett virtually invented the hardboiled crime novel, and his creation the Continental Op is a short, squat, and utterly unsentimental tank of a private detective. Miss Gabrielle Dain Leggett is young, wealthy, and a devotee of morphine ...
Community Reviews Summary of 397 reviews
Moods
dark 66%
tense 47%
adventurous 28%
challenging 9%
emotional 4%
funny 4%
lighthearted 4%
sad 4%
Pace
fast 9%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 64% | A mix: 23% | Character: 11%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 18%Loveable characters?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 40% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 26%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racism, Racial slurs
240 pages • first pub 1929 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679722601
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
Publication date: 17 July 1989
Description
Dashiell Hammett virtually invented the hardboiled crime novel, and his creation the Continental Op is a short, squat, and utterly unsentimental tank of a private detective. Miss Gabrielle Dain Leggett is young, wealthy, and a devotee of morphine ...
Community Reviews Summary of 397 reviews
Moods
dark 66%
tense 47%
adventurous 28%
challenging 9%
emotional 4%
funny 4%
lighthearted 4%
sad 4%
Pace
fast 9%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 64% | A mix: 23% | Character: 11%Strong character development?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 18%Loveable characters?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 64% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 40% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 26%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racism, Racial slurs