# Harvey Gatewood — Continental Op Stories character guide

> Harvey Gatewood in Continental Op Stories by Dashiell Hammett.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Harvey Gatewood, Gatewood

**First appearance:** 0057-women-politics-murder

## Snapshot

A wealthy, politically connected figure whose name surfaces when a murder investigation threatens to brush against men who prefer their business unexamined.

## Who they are

Gatewood belongs to the class of men whose influence makes police cautious and witnesses forgetful, the kind of power that turns a simple killing into a question of whose reputation is worth protecting. His wealth and political ties create the pressure that shapes how the case is pursued, and the Op must decide how hard to push against a man whose friends sit in high places. He matters because he embodies the institutional resistance that makes Hammett's investigations as much about power as about crime.

## In the story

### [Crooked Souls](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/crooked-souls)

Wealthy lumber magnate whose daughter Audrey has been kidnapped; initially resistant to paying ransom.

### [The Gutting of Couffignal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/the-gutting-of-couffignal)

A wealthy industrialist and resident of Couffignal; his home is looted during the heist.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vii)

Not directly present but referenced through the ongoing investigation.

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