# Continental Op Stories — Chapters explained > Chapter companions for Continental Op Stories by Dashiell Hammett. - [Arson Plus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/arson-plus.md): The Continental Op investigates a suspicious house fire that killed Thornburgh, uncovering evidence that the fire was deliberately set with gasoline. Through interviews and detective work, he discovers that the supposed - [Crooked Souls](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/crooked-souls.md): Harvey Gatewood hires the Continental Op to find his kidnapped daughter Audrey. The Op investigates the Gatewood residence, gathers evidence, and traces a suspect to an apartment where a violent confrontation occurs. - [Slippery Fingers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/slippery-fingers.md): Joseph Clane confesses to the murder of Henry Grover, explaining how he killed Grover in self-defense during a confrontation over blackmail. With the help of Farr, a fingerprint expert, Clane faked his fingerprints to ev - [It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/it.md): The Op investigates the disappearance of Daniel Rathbone, who vanished after withdrawing bonds from a safe deposit box. The trail leads to a buried body and a confession from partner Lester Zumwalt, who claims self-defen - [Bodies Piled Up](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/bodies-piled-up.md): The Continental Op, temporarily working as a hotel detective at the Montgomery Hotel, discovers three dead men piled out of a clothespress in room 906. The victims are identified as Tudor Ingraham, Vincent Develyn, and a > 211 more chapter companions — [open a free preview](https://www.betterreads.dev/reader?bookId=continental_op_stories_se_1064kb&preview=1) to unlock the rest. - [The Tenth Clue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/the-tenth-clue.md) - [I: “Do You Know… Emil Bonfils?”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/i-do-you-know-emil-bonfils.md) - [II: “That’s Something!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ii-that-s-something.md) - [III: “A Sleek Kitten That Dame!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iii-a-sleek-kitten-that-dame.md) - [IV: “Maybe That Ain’t So Foolish!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iv-maybe-that-ain-t-so-foolish.md) - [V: “Meet Mr. Smith”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/v-meet-mr-smith.md) - [VI: “Those Damned Horns!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vi-those-damned-horns.md) - [VII: “You Have a Lot of Fun, Don’t You?”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vii-you-have-a-lot-of-fun-don-t-you.md) - [VIII: “I Hope You Swing!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/viii-i-hope-you-swing.md) - [Night Shots](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/night-shots.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/i.md) - [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iv.md) - [Zigzags of Treachery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/zigzags-of-treachery.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ii.md) - [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/v.md) - [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vi.md) - [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vii.md) - [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/viii.md) - [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ix.md) - [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/x.md) - [Ledwich's Confession](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xi.md) - [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xii.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ii.md) - [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iii.md) - [The House in Turk Street](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/the-house-in-turk-street.md) - [The Girl with the Silver Eyes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/the-girl-with-the-silver-eyes.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/v.md) - [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vi.md) - [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vii.md) - [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/viii.md) - [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ix.md) - [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/x.md) - [Chapter XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xi.md) - [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xii.md) - [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xiii.md) - [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xiv.md) - [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xv.md) - [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xvi.md) - [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xvii.md) - [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xviii.md) - [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xix.md) - [Women, Politics & Murder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/women-politics-murder.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/v.md) - [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vi.md) - [Chapter VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vii.md) - [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/viii.md) - [The Golden Horseshoe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/the-golden-horseshoe.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/v.md) - [San Diego and the Golden Horseshoe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vi.md) - [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vii.md) - [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/viii.md) - [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ix.md) - [Who Killed Bob Teal?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/who-killed-bob-teal.md) - [Mike or Alec or Rufus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/mike-or-alec-or-rufus.md) - [The Whosis Kid](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/the-whosis-kid.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/i.md) - [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/v.md) - [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vi.md) - [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vii.md) - [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/viii.md) - [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ix.md) - [The Whosis Kid's Brutal Search](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/x.md) - [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xi.md) - [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xii.md) - [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xiii.md) - [The Scorched Face](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/the-scorched-face.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ii.md) - [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/v.md) - [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vi.md) - [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vii.md) - [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/viii.md) - [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ix.md) - [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/x.md) - [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xi.md) - [Corkscrew](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/corkscrew.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/v.md) - [Chapter VI: The Killing of Slim Vogel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vi.md) - [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vii.md) - [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/viii.md) - [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ix.md) - [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/x.md) - [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xi.md) - [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xii.md) - [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xiii.md) - [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xiv.md) - [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xv.md) - [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xvi.md) - [Chapter XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xvii.md) - [Dead Yellow Women](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/dead-yellow-women.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/i.md) - [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/v.md) - [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vi.md) - [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vii.md) - [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/viii.md) - [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ix.md) - [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/x.md) - [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xi.md) - [The Gutting of Couffignal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/the-gutting-of-couffignal.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/v.md) - [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vi.md) - [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vii.md) - [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/viii.md) - [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ix.md) - [Creeping Siamese](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/creeping-siamese.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/i.md) - [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ii.md) - [The Big Knock-Over](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/the-big-knock-over.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/v.md) - [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vi.md) - [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vii.md) - [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/viii.md) - [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ix.md) - [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/x.md) - [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xi.md) - [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xii.md) - [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xiii.md) - [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xiv.md) - [Chapter XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xv.md) - [$106,000 Blood Money](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/106-000-blood-money.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/v.md) - [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vi.md) - [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vii.md) - [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/viii.md) - [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ix.md) - [The Raid on the Newhall House](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/x.md) - [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xi.md) - [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xii.md) - [The Main Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/the-main-death.md) - [This King Business](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/this-king-business.md) - [I: “Yes”—and “No”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/i-yes-and-no.md) - [II: Romaine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ii-romaine.md) - [III: Shadowing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iii-shadowing.md) - [IV: Introductions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iv-introductions.md) - [V: A Flogging](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/v-a-flogging.md) - [VI: Cards on the Table](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vi-cards-on-the-table.md) - [VII: Lionel's Plans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vii-lionel-s-plans.md) - [VIII: An Enlightening Interview](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/viii-an-enlightening-interview.md) - [IX: Conjectures](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ix-conjectures.md) - [Einarson in Control](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/x-einarson-in-control.md) - [XI: A Romantic Interlude](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xi-a-romantic-interlude.md) - [XII: The Night Before](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xii-the-night-before.md) - [XIII: Progress Goes "Betune"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xiii-progress-goes-betune.md) - [XIV: Coronation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xiv-coronation.md) - [XV: Bargain Hunters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xv-bargain-hunters.md) - [XVI: Lionel Rex](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xvi-lionel-rex.md) - [Mob Law](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xvii-mob-law.md) - [Flypaper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/flypaper.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/i.md) - [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/v.md) - [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vi.md) - [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vii.md) - [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/viii.md) - [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ix.md) - [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/x.md) - [The Farewell Murder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/the-farewell-murder.md) - [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/i.md) - [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ii.md) - [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iii.md) - [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iv.md) - [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/v.md) - [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vi.md) - [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vii.md) - [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/viii.md) - [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ix.md) - [The Bungalow Shootout](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/x.md) - [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xi.md) - [Death and Company](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/death-and-company.md) HTML index: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters