{"product_id":"the-main-death-dashiell-hammett-9781618279033","title":"The Main Death: The Complete Black Mask Cases of the Continental Op, Volume 4","description":"\u003cp\u003eDashiell Hammett's legendary Continental Op returns in some of the hardest-hitting cases ever to come out of \u003cem\u003eBlack Mask.\u003c\/em\u003e This fourth volume in the authorized Black Mask Library gathers the explosive novella pair \"The Big Knock-Over\" and \"$106,000 Blood Money,\" along with \"The Main Death\" and \"Red Harvest,\" the Op's first novel-length rampage through a city gone bad. Here is Hammett at full power: lean, unsentimental prose; intricate schemes that spiral into violence; and a nameless operative whose only compass is his own rough sense of justice. Featuring an all-new introduction by pulp historian Bob Byrne\u003cem\u003e, The Main Death: The Complete Black Mask Cases of the Continental Op, Volume 4\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential collection for anyone who wants to see how hard-boiled crime fiction was built-one brutal, brilliant case at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dashiell Hammett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1618279033\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781618279033\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Mask\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.87d","brand":"Dashiell Hammett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49002129654015,"sku":"9781618279033","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-main-death-dashiell-hammett-9781618279033","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}