# Jack Garthorne — Continental Op Stories character guide

> Jack Garthorne in Continental Op Stories by Dashiell Hammett.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Garthorne, Jack Garthorne, young Jack, the startled Garthorne

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

## Who they are

A young man caught up in a murder investigation.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/v)

Young man seen with Lillian Shan; the Op suspects his involvement due to his Chinatown visit and connection to the Glenway Apartments.

### [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vi)

Seen saying goodnight to Lillian Shan; the Op orders surveillance on him.

### [Chapter VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/viii)

Encountered by the Op near Daly City; claims to know the whole story about the deaths and bootlegging.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ix)

Confesses his role in The Whistler's rum-running scheme and his guilt over Lillian Shan's feelings.

### [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/x)

Present in the hidden room, dazed and sweating, following the Op's orders to keep Hsiu Hsiu quiet.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xi)

Cleared of involvement, free to spend time at Lillian Shan's house.

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