# Kewpie Gooseneck — Continental Op Stories character guide

> Kewpie Gooseneck in Continental Op Stories by Dashiell Hammett.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Kewpie, Gooseneck, Kewpie bump Gooseneck

**First appearance:** 0004-bodies-piled-up

## Who they are

A criminal with a distinctive nickname, involved in theft.

## In the story

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/iv)

A young, boyish hustler in Tijuana; arranges the meeting between the Op and Bohannon; later checks on them at midnight.

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

The young woman in Tijuana who is in love with Ashcraft; the Op observes her behavior during the three days.

### [San Diego and the Golden Horseshoe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/vi)

A young drink hustler at the Golden Horseshoe; she pulls a knife on the Op when he mentions Ed's trouble.

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

Bursts into the adobe house, confesses to the murders, shoots Kewpie, and is killed by her knife.

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

Mentioned as having been killed by the impostor's girlfriend to prevent her from revealing the truth.

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