The Continental Op

The Continental Op
First Dell mapback edition
First appearanceBlack Mask, October 1923 issue
Created byDashiell Hammett
In-universe information
GenderMale
OccupationPrivate investigator

The Continental Op is a fictional character created by Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961). He is a private investigator employed as an operative of the Continental Detective Agency's San Francisco office in the 1920s. The 28 stories, and two novels, are all told in the first person and his name is never given.