About the book: 1996 / Dashiell Hammett's Detectives. T. 3: trans. from English - Riga: Polaris, 1996. The third volume of the collection of detective works by Dashiell Hammett includes stories united by one main character - a nameless operative from the Continental agency - not a genius, not a recluse looking down on stupid everyday life, but a mere mortal forced to earn money life through the difficult craft of detective. Some stories are published for the first time.