

A classic mystery from Dashiell Hammett.
Black Mask mystery and detective crime magazine carried the story in November 1924. They introduced it this way: "Operative Teal went out to shadow a thief, who didn't even know he was suspected. Seven hours after Teal left his agency's office, he was found dead - shot to death. Whose hand cut him down?"
Amusingly, the magazine credited the author on the title page as, "Dashiell Hammett of the Continental Detective Agency," which of course is fictitious! Before becoming a writer, he did work for Pinkerton's.
Librarian's note #1: this entry is for the story, Arson Plus. Entries for collections of short stories and the other individual stories can be found elsewhere on Goodreads. There are a total of 28 short stories plus one incomplete; they can all be found by searching Goodreads for: a Continental Op Short Story.
Librarian's note #2: there are also two Continental Op novels, Red Harvest (also known as The Cleansing of Poisonville), and The Dain Curse.
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Shelve Blood Money

Shelve Corkscrew and Other Stories: Collected Case Files of the Continental Op: The Middle Years, Volume 3

Shelve Creeping Siamese and Other Stories: Collected Case Files of the Continental Op: The Later Years, Volume 1

Shelve Fly Paper and Other Stories: Collected Case Files of the Continental Op: The Later Years, Volume 3

Shelve It and Other Stories: Collected Case Files of the Continental Op: The Early Years, Volume 2

Shelve The Big Book of the Continental Op

Shelve The Creeping Siamese

Shelve The Giant Collection of the Continental Op

Shelve The Golden Horseshoe and Other Stories: Collected Case Files of the Continental Op: The Middle Years, Volume 1

Shelve The Main Death and This King Business: Collected Case Files of the Continental Op: The Later Years, Volume 2

Shelve Who Killed Bob Teal? and Other Stories: Collected Case Files of the Continental Op: The Middle Years, Volume 2

Shelve Arson Plus - a Continental Op Short Story - #1

Shelve Corkscrew - a Continental Op Short Story - #18

Shelve Crooked Souls - a Continental Op Short Story - #2

Shelve Dead Yellow Women - a Continental Op Short Story - #19

Shelve Death and Company - a Continental Op Short Story

Shelve It - a Continental Op Short Story - #4

Shelve Mike or Alec or Rufus - a Continental Op Short Story - #15

Shelve Night Shots - a Continental Op Short Story - #7

Shelve One Hour - a Continental Op Short Story - #9

Shelve Slippery Fingers - a Continental Op Short Story - #3

Shelve The Farewell Murder - a Continental Op Short Story

Shelve The Girl with the Silver Eyes: A Tale of the Continental Op - a Continental Op Short Story

Shelve The Golden Horseshoe - a Continental Op Short Story - #13

Shelve The House in Turk Street - a Continental Op Short Story - #10

Shelve The Main Death - a Continental Op Short Story

Shelve The Scorched Face - a Continental Op Short Story - #17

Shelve The Tenth Clew - a Continental Op Short Story - #6

Shelve The Whosis Kid - a Continental Op Short Story - #16

Shelve This King Business - a Continental Op Short Story

Shelve Three Dimes - a Continental Op Short Story

Shelve Who Killed Bob Teal? - a Continental Op Short Story - #14

Shelve Women, Politics & Murder - a Continental Op Short Story - #12

Shelve Zigzags of Treachery - a Continental Op Short Story - #8

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