Crooked Souls
Author: Dashiell Hammett
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Languages: English, RU
Genre: Crime, Fiction, Mystery, Short story
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When lumber magnate Harvey Gatewood's daughter vanishes and a ransom letter arrives, the Continental Op joins the hunt for her kidnappers.
Characters
- The Continental Op — the narrator: A nameless detective from the Continental Detective Agency's San Francisco office.
- Harvey Gatewood — lumber magnate: A domineering San Francisco lumber magnate whose daughter has disappeared.
- Audrey Gatewood — his daughter: Gatewood's headstrong nineteen-year-old daughter, reported missing after an evening walk.
- Quayle — confidence man: A smooth confidence man who has rented an apartment near the Gatewood house.
- O'Gar — police detective: A city police detective sergeant working the kidnapping case with the Op.
- Lusk — post office inspector: A post office inspector assigned to the ransom-letter investigation.