Dashiell Hammett's "$106,000 Blood Money" is a hard-boiled crime story featuring Hammett's legendary, nameless detective: the Continental Op.

Set in a world of private eyes, gangsters, and shifting loyalties, the story tracks a tense investigation in which a large sum of stolen money becomes the center of suspicion and violence. Hammett's prose is sharp and unsentimental, building atmosphere through clipped dialogue, moral ambiguity, and sudden brutality.

The story captures the bleak glamour of classic noir: smoky rooms, corrupted motives, and characters who trust no one for long.

"$106,000 Blood Money" is presented here in its original and unabridged format.