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 117 reviews
Moods
dark 80%
adventurous 40%
tense 40%
challenging 20%
sad 20%
Pace
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 60% | A mix: 40%Strong character development?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 40% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racial slurs, Racism240 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 117 reviews
Moods
dark 80%
adventurous 40%
tense 40%
challenging 20%
sad 20%
Pace
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 60% | A mix: 40%Strong character development?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 40% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 25% | Yes: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racial slurs, Racism