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The Creeping Siamese by Dashiell Hammett (Jonathan Press Mystery, 1950, J48, hc, co)

· Introduction · Ellery Queen · in

· The Creeping Siamese [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask March 1926

· The Joke on Eloise Morey · Dashiell Hammett · ss Brief Stories June 1923

· The Man Who Killed Dan Odams · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask January 15 1924

· The Nails in Mr. Cayterer [Robin Thin] · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask January 1926

· This King Business [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · nv Mystery Stories January 1928

· Tom, Dick or Harry [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask January 1925, as “Mike or Alec or Rufus”

The Dain Curse, The Glass Key, and Selected Stories by Dashiell Hammett (Everyman’s Library US, September 2007, 0-307-26669-9, $24.00, 664pp, hc, co)

· The Dain Curse [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · n. Knopf, 1929

· The Glass Key · Dashiell Hammett · n. Knopf, 1931

· The House in Turk Street [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask April 15 1924

· The Girl with the Silver Eyes [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · nv The Black Mask June 1924

· The Big Knockover [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · na The Black Mask February 1927

· $106,000 Blood Money [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · na Black Mask May 1927

Dead Yellow Women by Dashiell Hammett (Jonathan Press Mystery, 1947, J29, pb, co)

· Thou Art the Man! · Ellery Queen · in (r)

· Dead Yellow Women [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · nv The Black Mask November 1925

· The Golden Horseshoe [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · nv The Black Mask November 1924

· The Green Elephant · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Smart Set October 1923

· The Hairy One · Dashiell Hammett · ss Sunset: The Pacific Monthly March 1925, as “Ber-Bulu”

· House Dick [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask December 1 1923, as “Bodies Piled Up”

· Who Killed Bob Teal? [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss True Detective Mysteries November 1924

The Girl with Silver Eyes by Dashiell Hammett (Black Mask, August 1, 2024, 978-1-61827-803-6, $29.95, 314pp, tp, co) [The Continental Op]
Volume two in “The Complete Black Mask Cases of the Continental Op”.
Details taken from publisher website.

· Introduction · Bob Byrne · in

· The Girl with the Silver Eyes [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · nv The Black Mask June 1924

· Women, Politics & Murder [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · nv The Black Mask September 1924

· The Golden Horseshoe [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · nv The Black Mask November 1924

· Who Killed Bob Teal? [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss True Detective Mysteries November 1924

· Mike or Alec or Rufus [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask January 1925

· The Whosis Kid [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · nv The Black Mask March 1925

Hammett Homicides by Dashiell Hammett (Bestseller Mystery, 1946, B81, pb, co)

· Introduction · Ellery Queen · in

· The House in Turk Street [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask April 15 1924

· The Girl with the Silver Eyes [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · nv The Black Mask June 1924

· Night Shots [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask February 1 1924

· The Main Death [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss Black Mask June 1927

· Two Sharp Knives · Dashiell Hammett · ss Collier’s January 13 1934

· Ruffian’s Wife · Dashiell Hammett · ss Sunset: The Pacific Monthly October 1925

Lost Stories by Dashiell Hammett (Vince Emery Productions, September 2005, 0-9725898-1-3, $24.95, 342pp, hc, co) [edited by Vince Emery]
Collection of 21 stories, edited, with section notes, by Vince Emery. Introduction by Joe Gores.

1 · Background · Vince Emery · pr

9 · “It Was a Diamond All Right” · Joe Gores · in

33 · Part One: A Rough Start · Vince Emery · ar

47 · Part Two: 1922, New Writer · Vince Emery · ar

52 · The Barber and His Wife · Dashiell Hammett · ss Brief Stories December 1922, as by Peter Collinson

68 · The Parthian Shot · Dashiell Hammett · ms The Smart Set October 1922

71 · The Great Lovers · Dashiell Hammett · ms The Smart Set November 1922

73 · Immortality · Dashiell Hammett · vi 10 Story Book November 1922, as by Daghull Hammett

78 · The Road Home · Dashiell Hammett · vi The Black Mask December 1922, as by Peter Collinson

87 · Part Three: 1923, The Sixteen-Story Year · Vince Emery · ar

88 · The Master Mind · Dashiell Hammett · ms The Smart Set January 1923

91 · The Sardonic Star of Tom Doody · Dashiell Hammett · ss Brief Stories February 1923, as by Peter Collinson

98 · The Joke on Eloise Morey · Dashiell Hammett · ss Brief Stories June 1923

110 · Holiday · Dashiell Hammett · ss The New Pearson’s Magazine (US) July 1923

118 · The Crusader · Dashiell Hammett · ms The Smart Set August 1923, as by Mary Jane Hammett

122 · The Green Elephant · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Smart Set October 1923

136 · The Dimple · Dashiell Hammett · vi Saucy Stories October 15 1923

141 · Laughing Masks · Dashiell Hammett · nv Action Stories November 1923, as by Peter Collinson

183 · Part Four: 1924, Fiction Factory Slowdown · Vince Emery · ar

185 · Itchy · Dashiell Hammett · ss Brief Stories Magazine January 1924

198 · Esther Entertains · Dashiell Hammett · vi Brief Stories Magazine February 1924

205 · Part Five: 1925, Established Writer Quits? · Vince Emery · ar

207 · Another Perfect Crime · Dashiell Hammett · vi Experience February 1925

210 · Ber-Bulu · Dashiell Hammett · ss Sunset: The Pacific Monthly March 1925

229 · Part Six: 1926-1930, Ad Man and Novelist · Vince Emery · ar

235 · The Advertising Man Writes a Love Letter · Dashiell Hammett · vi Judge February 26 1927

249 · Part Seven: 1930-1941, Rich and Famous · Vince Emery · ar

258 · Night Shade · Dashiell Hammett · ss Mystery League October 1933

268 · This Little Pig · Dashiell Hammett · ss Collier’s March 24 1934

307 · The Thin Man and the Flack [Robin Thin] · Dashiell Hammett · ss Click December 1941
a Cameradio Drama, photo illustrated script probably written by a writer for the radio series The Adventures of the Thin Man.

325 · Part Eight: The Long Sunset · Vince Emery · ar

A Man Called Spade by Dashiell Hammett (Dell, 1945, pb, co)
A partial reprint of The Adventures of Sam Spade and Other Stories (Bestseller 1944).

· The Assistant Murderer · Dashiell Hammett · nv The Black Mask February 1926

· His Brother’s Keeper · Dashiell Hammett · ss Collier’s February 17 1934

· A Man Called Spade [Sam Spade] · Dashiell Hammett · nv The American Magazine July 1932

· They Can Only Hang You Once [Sam Spade] · Dashiell Hammett · ss Collier’s November 19 1932

· Too Many Have Lived [Sam Spade] · Dashiell Hammett · ss The American Magazine October 1932

A Man Named Thin and Other Stories by Dashiell Hammett (Mercury Mystery, 1962, #223, hc, co)
Collection of eight stories, one with The Continental Op.

· Introduction · Ellery Queen · in

· A Man Named Thin [Robin Thin] · Dashiell Hammett · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1961

· Wages of Crime · Dashiell Hammett · ss Brief Stories February 1923, as “The Sardonic Star of Tom Doody” by Peter Collinson

· The Gatewood Caper [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask October 15 1923, as “Crooked Souls”

· The Barber and His Wife · Dashiell Hammett · ss Brief Stories December 1922, as by Peter Collinson

· Itchy the Debonair · Dashiell Hammett · ss Brief Stories Magazine January 1924, as “Itchy”

· The Second-Story Angel · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask November 15 1923

· In the Morgue · Dashiell Hammett · vi Saucy Stories October 15 1923, as “The Dimple”

· When Luck’s Running Good · Dashiell Hammett · nv Action Stories November 1923, as “Laughing Masks” by Peter Collinson

Nightmare Town by Dashiell Hammett (Mercury Mystery, 1948, #120, hc, co)

· Introduction · Ellery Queen · in (r)

· Nightmare Town · Dashiell Hammett · nv Argosy Allstory Weekly December 27 1924

· The Scorched Face [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · nv The Black Mask May 1925

· Albert Pastor at Home · Dashiell Hammett · vi Esquire Autumn 1933

· Corkscrew [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · na The Black Mask September 1925

The Return of the Continental Op by Dashiell Hammett (Jonathan Press Mystery, 1945, J17, hc, co) [The Continental Op]

· Introduction · Ellery Queen · in

· The Whosis Kid [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · nv The Black Mask March 1925

· The Gutting of Couffignal [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · nv The Black Mask December 1925

· Death and Company [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss Black Mask November 1930

· One Hour [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask April 1 1924

· The Tenth Clue [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · nv The Black Mask January 1 1924

Vintage Hammett by Dashiell Hammett (Vintage, January 2005, 1-4000-7962-4, $9.95, 208pp, pb, co)

· The House in Turk Street [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask April 15 1924

· The Girl with the Silver Eyes [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · nv The Black Mask June 1924

· Red Harvest [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ex 1929

· The Dain Curse [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ex Knopf, 1929

· Flypaper [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ex from “The Big Knock-Over”, The Black Mask February 1927

· The Maltese Falcon [Sam Spade] · Dashiell Hammett · ex Knopf, 1930

· The Glass Key · Dashiell Hammett · ex Knopf, 1931

· Nightshade · Dashiell Hammett · ss Mystery League October 1933

· The Thin Man · Dashiell Hammett · ex Knopf, 1934

Woman in the Dark by Dashiell Hammett (Jonathan Press Mystery, 1951, J17, pb, co)

· Introduction · Ellery Queen · in

· Afraid of a Gun · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask March 1 1924

· Arson Plus [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask October 1 1923, as by Peter Collinson

· The Black Hat That Wasn’t There [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask November 1 1923, as “It”

· Holiday · Dashiell Hammett · ss The New Pearson’s Magazine (US) July 1923

· The Man Who Stood in the Way · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask June 15 1923, as “The Vicious Circle” by Peter Collinson

· Slippery Fingers [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask October 15 1923, as by Peter Collinson

· Woman in the Dark · Dashiell Hammett · nv Liberty April 8 1933 (+2)

Breakdown and Other Thrillers ed. Dashiell Hammett (New English Library, January 1968, 1784, 3/6d, 128pp, pb, an)
Abridged selection from Creeps by Night.

5 · Introduction · Dashiell Hammett · in Creeps by Night ed. Dashiell Hammett, John Day, 1931

6 · A Woman Alone with Her Soul · Thomas Bailey Aldrich · vi 1912

7 · The Kill · Peter Fleming · ss Creeps by Night ed. Dashiell Hammett, John Day, 1931

19 · The Music of Erich Zann · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The National Amateur March 1922

27 · Green Thoughts · John Collier · ss The London Mercury May 1931

44 · Breakdown · L. A. G. Strong · nv The Forum September 1929

56 · Mr. Arcularis · Conrad Aiken · nv Harper’s Magazine March 1931

76 · A Rose for Emily · William Faulkner · ss The Forum April 1930

85 · Beyond the Door · J. Paul Suter · ss Weird Tales April 1923

101 · A Visitor from Egypt · Frank Belknap Long, Jr. · ss Weird Tales September 1930

112 · The House · André Maurois; translated by Jacques Chambrun · vi Harper’s Magazine June 1931

114 · The King of the Cats · Stephen Vincent Benét · ss Harper’s Bazar February 1929

Creeps by Night ed. Dashiell Hammett (John Day, 1931, $2.50, xv+525pp, hc, an)
A selection of weird stories, with many first book appearances of later classics. See abridged British edition, Modern Tales of Horror, Gollancz, 1932. Paperback abridgements are Creeps by Night, Belmont, 1961; The Red Brain, Belmont, 1961 and Breakdown and Other Thrillers, NEL, 1968.

7 · Introduction · Dashiell Hammett · in

9 · A Woman Alone with Her Soul · Thomas Bailey Aldrich · vi 1912

15 · A Rose for Emily · William Faulkner · ss The Forum April 1930

33 · Green Thoughts · John Collier · ss The London Mercury May 1931

65 · The Ghost of Alexander Perks, A.B. · Robert Dean Frisbie · nv The Atlantic Monthly May 1931

87 · The House · André Maurois; translated by Jacques Chambrun · vi Harper’s Magazine June 1931

91 · The Kill · Peter Fleming · ss

113 · Ten O’Clock · Philip MacDonald · nv

143 · The Spider · Hanns Heinz Ewers; translated by Walter F. Kohn · nv (r)
translated from the German (“Die Spinne”, 1908).

187 · Breakdown · L. A. G. Strong · nv The Forum September 1929

211 · The Witch’s Vengeance · W. B. Seabrook · ss Cosmopolitan August 1930

231 · The Rat · S. Fowler Wright · ss The Radio Times #253, August 3 1928

273 · Faith, Hope and Charity · Irvin S. Cobb · nv Cosmopolitan April 1930

311 · Mr. Arcularis · Conrad Aiken · nv Harper’s Magazine March 1931

347 · The Music of Erich Zann · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The National Amateur March 1922

365 · The Strange Case of Mrs. Arkwright · Harold Dearden · nv Cosmopolitan September 1928

395 · The King of the Cats · Stephen Vincent Benét · ss Harper’s Bazar February 1929

423 · The Red Brain · Donald Wandrei · ss Weird Tales October 1927

441 · The Phantom Bus · W. Elwyn Backus · ss Weird Tales September 1930

453 · Beyond the Door · J. Paul Suter · ss Weird Tales April 1923

483 · Perchance to Dream · Michael Joyce · ss The London Mercury December 1930

505 · A Visitor from Egypt · Frank Belknap Long, Jr. · ss Weird Tales September 1930

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