# Mr. Hook — Continental Op Stories character guide

> Mr. Hook in Continental Op Stories by Dashiell Hammett.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Hook, Mr. Hook

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

## Who they are

A criminal or shady figure operating in the underworld.

## In the story

### [Slippery Fingers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/slippery-fingers)

Referred to as 'Farr,' the fingerprint expert who helped Clane fake his prints.

### [V: “Meet Mr. Smith”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/v-meet-mr-smith)

Introduced as 'Mr. Smith'; a burly man who pulls a gun on the Op on the ferry, forcing him onto the deck.

### [The House in Turk Street](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/the-house-in-turk-street)

The irate husband role in the badger game; killed the Los Angeles messenger and is dead by the chapter's end.

### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/xvi)

Mentioned as one of the men who died loving Billie.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/continental_op_stories_se/chapters/ii)

Restaurant owner who reports a waitress matching Nancy Regan's description and seeks reward money.

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