$106,000 Blood Money - A Continental Op Mystery - Unabridged

Dashiell Hammett's "$106,000 Blood Money" is a hard-boiled crime story featuring Hammett's legendary, nameless detective: the Continental Op. It is a direct sequel to the Hammett short story "The Big Knock-Over."

In this novella, the Op pursues the loot stolen by a gang of thieves in the first story as, one-by-one, the bank robbers start turning up dead. Hammett's prose is sharp and unsentimental, building atmosphere through clipped dialogue, moral ambiguity, and sudden brutality.  "$106,000 Blood Money" captures the bleak glamour of classic noir: smoky rooms, corrupted motives, and characters who are wary about who they trust.

"$106,000 Blood Money" is presented here in its original and unabridged format.