The Big Knockover Author:Dashiell Hammett The nine short stories in this volume, most of them featuring the Continental Op, one of the most memorable of all the private eyes in fiction, are as fresh and taut today as when they were first written. Also included is the unfinished novel, Tulip, a sharp departure in style and purpose from Hammett's other work, and a moving personal memoir b... more »y Lillian Hellman, Hammett's close friend for almost thirty years.« less