American writer (1894–1961) · 1894-1961
Dashiell Hammett Books in Order
24 books · 1924-2025
Samuel Dashiell Hammett was an American writer of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. He was also a screenwriter and political activist. Among the characters he created are Sam Spade, Nick and Nora Charles, The Continental Op and the comic strip character Secret Agent X-9.
Biography from Wikipedia, used under CC BY-SA 4.0 .
Standalone books
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The House in Turk Street | 1924 | Amazon | |
| 2 | The Gutting of Couffignal | 1925 | Amazon | |
| 3 |  | Red Harvest Free to read online | 1927 | Amazon |
| 4 |  | The Dain Curse | 1929 | Amazon |
| 5 |  | The Maltese Falcon Free to read online | 1929 | Amazon |
| 6 |  | The Glass Key | 1931 | Amazon |
| 7 |  | Secret Agent X-9 | 1934 | Amazon |
| 8 |  | The Thin Man | 1934 | Amazon |
| 9 | Dead Yellow Women | 1947 | Amazon | |
| 10 |  | Nightmare Town | 1948 | Amazon |
| 11 |  | The novels of Dashiell Hammett | 1965 | Amazon |
| 12 |  | The Big Knockover | 1966 | Amazon |
| 13 |  | The Continental Op | 1974 | Amazon |
| 14 |  | Woman in the Dark | 1988 | Amazon |
| 15 |  | Crime Classics | 1990 | Amazon |
| 16 |  | The Oxford Book of Detective Stories | 2000 | Amazon |
| 17 |  | Histoires De Détectives, Tome 1 | 2002 | Amazon |
| 18 |  | Histoires De Détectives, Tome 2 | 2002 | Amazon |
| 19 |  | Vintage Hammett | 2005 | Amazon |
| 20 |  | The Return Of The Thin Man | 2012 | Amazon |
| 21 |  | Hunter and Other Stories | 2013 | Amazon |
| 22 |  | The Big Book of the Continental Op | 2017 | Amazon |
| 23 | Arson Plus Illustrated | 2021 | Amazon | |
| 24 | Qatzir haArgaman | 2025 | Amazon |
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