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On a routine canvass of Turk Street in San Francisco, the Continental Op is invited into the home of the Quarres, an elderly couple. The Op is given a cup of tea and a cigar, but his interview of the Quarres is suddenly interrupted by a man with a gun, who believes he is the target of the Op's search. The Op is bound and gagged, but overhears ...
The Continental Op, a private detective who works for the Continental Detective Agency, has learned that a man whom he is hunting is living in a certain block of Turk Street in San Francisco.
Dive deep into Dashiell Hammett's The House in Turk Street with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion.
Police Detective Jack Friar (Samuel L. Jackson) is searching for a runaway teen when he's taken hostage by a band of thieves. Tyrone (Stellan Skarsgard), the group's leader, decides to...
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Jun 5, 2018 · The House in Turk Street. Thanks to Hollywood, Dashiell Hammett’s characters Sam Spade (“The Maltese Falcon”) and Nick & Nora Charles (“The Thin Man”) have gone down in history as iconic characters in the hardboiled mystery genre.
Dec 18, 2023 · “The House in Turk Street” is a short story by Dashiell Hammett, first published in April 1924 in Black Mask magazine. In the story, the main character Continental Op must solve a case in a...
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Discussion of themes and motifs in Dashiell Hammett's The House in Turk Street. eNotes critical analyses help you gain a deeper understanding of The House in Turk Street so you can...
