Does this page include every Dashiell Hammett book?

This catalog lists the Dashiell Hammett books currently available in Sequencebooks, including standalone titles and series entries when available.

Are Dashiell Hammett series listed separately?

Yes. Each Dashiell Hammett series is broken out with book numbers, publication years, and a dedicated reading-order page.

Should I read Dashiell Hammett books in publication order or chronological order?

Publication order is usually the safest reading path. For series, follow the numbered reading order shown beside each title.

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Dashiell Hammett Books in Order

Q: What is the best order to read Dashiell Hammett books?

Start with the series reading order for any connected books, then use the chronological list on this page for the full Dashiell Hammett bibliography.

Find every Dashiell Hammett book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 59 books / 7 series

American author best known for the hardboiled detective novels *The Maltese Falcon* and *The Thin Man*. A master of noir fiction, Hammett’s work defined the genre and influenced generations of crime writers. This page provides the Dashiell Hammett books in order, including both chronological publication order and series reading order.

All Dashiell Hammett Books in Chronological Order

1922 The Barber and His Wife(As:Peter Collinson) POoSS / 1 Buy

1922 The Barber and His Wife POoPCSS / 1 Buy

1922 The Road Home(As:Peter Collinson) POoSS / 2 Buy

1922 The Road Home POoPCSS / 2 Buy

1923 The Sardonic Star of Tom Doody(As:Peter Collinson) POoSS / 3 Buy

1923 The Sardonic Star of Tom Doody POoPCSS / 3 Buy

1923 The Vicious Circle POoPCSS / 4 Buy

1923 The Vicious Circle(As:Peter Collinson) POoSS / 4 Buy

1923 Arson Plus(As:Peter Collinson) POoSS / 5 Buy

1923 Arson Plus POoPCSS / 5 Buy

1923 Slippery Fingers(As:Peter Collinson) POoSS / 6 Buy

1923 Slippery Fingers POoPCSS / 6 Buy

1923 Laughing Masks / When Luck's Running Good(As:Peter Collinson) POoSS / 7 Buy

1923 Laughing Masks / When Luck's Running Good POoPCSS / 7 Buy

1924 Itchy / Itchy the Debonair(As:Peter Collinson) POoSS / 8 Buy

1924 Itchy / Itchy the Debonair POoPCSS / 8 Buy

1929 Red Harvest POoSN / 1 Buy

1929 The Dain Curse POoSN / 2 Buy

1930 The Maltese Falcon POoDSSB / 1 Buy

1931 The Glass Key POoSN / 3 Buy

1933 Woman In The Dark POoSN / 4 Buy

1934 The Thin Man POoSN / 5 Buy

1944 The Adventures of Sam Spade and Other Stories POoSSC / 1 Buy

1944 A Man Called Spade POoSSC / 2 Buy

1944 They Can Only Hang You Once POoSN / 6 Buy

1946 Hammett Homicides POoSSC / 3 Buy

1947 Dead Yellow Woman POoSSC / 4 Buy

1950 Creeping Siamese and Other Stories POoSSC / 5 Buy

1950 Nightmare Town and Other Stories POoSSC / 6 Buy

1966 The Big Knockover POoSSC / 7 Buy

1974 The Continental Op POoSSC / 8 Buy

1993 For Better and for Worse POoSSB / 1 Buy

1998 Even More Laughs POoSSB / 2 Buy

2001 Dashiell Hammett: Crime Stories and Other Writings POoSSC / 9 Buy

2002 Selected Letters of Dashiell Hammett: 1921-1960 POoNB / 1 Buy

2004 Dashiell Hammett: A Retrospective Anthology(With: Jack Adrian) POoSSC / 10 Buy

2005 Vintage Hammett POoSSC / 11 Buy

2005 Lost Stories(With: Joe Gores) POoSSC / 12 Buy

2006 Timeless Classics POoSSB / 3 Buy

2007 The Crime Wave POoNB / 2 Buy

2007 Falling in Love POoSSB / 4 Buy

2007 Food Fictions POoSSB / 5 Buy

2007 Travel Tales POoSSB / 6 Buy

2007 Edith Wharton POoSSB / 7 Buy

2007 Pets! POoSSB / 8 Buy

2007 Tales of Betrayal POoSSB / 9 Buy

2007 Family Matters POoSSB / 10 Buy

2008 Are We There Yet? POoSSB / 11 Buy

2009 A Touch of Magic POoSSB / 12 Buy

2009 The William Hurt Collection POoSSB / 13 Buy

2009 Whodunit? POoSSB / 14 Buy

2010 American Classics POoSSB / 15 Buy

2011 New American Stories POoSSB / 16 Buy

2012 Return of the Thin Man(With: Julie M. Rivett) POoSSC / 13 Buy

2012 Poe! POoSSB / 17 Buy

2013 The Hunter POoSS / 9 Buy

2013 The Hunter and Other Stories POoSSC / 14 Buy

2025 The Continental Op Casebook, Vol. 1 POoSSC / 15 Buy

2026 Return of the Maltese Falcon(By: Max Allan Collins) POoDSSB / 2 Buy

Dashiell Hammett Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Detective Sam Spade Books in Reading Order 2 books / 1930-2026

01 The Maltese Falcon 1930 Buy

02 Return of the Maltese Falcon(By: Max Allan Collins) 2026 Buy

Standalone Books in Reading Order 6 books / 1929-1944

01 Red Harvest 1929 Buy

02 The Dain Curse 1929 Buy

03 The Glass Key 1931 Buy

04 Woman In The Dark 1933 Buy

05 The Thin Man 1934 Buy

06 They Can Only Hang You Once 1944 Buy

Non-Fiction Books in Reading Order 2 books / 2002-2007

01 Selected Letters of Dashiell Hammett: 1921-1960 2002 Buy

02 The Crime Wave 2007 Buy

Selected Shorts Books in Reading Order 17 books / 1993-2012

01 For Better and for Worse 1993 Buy

02 Even More Laughs 1998 Buy

03 Timeless Classics 2006 Buy

04 Falling in Love 2007 Buy

05 Food Fictions 2007 Buy

06 Travel Tales 2007 Buy

07 Edith Wharton 2007 Buy

08 Pets! 2007 Buy

09 Tales of Betrayal 2007 Buy

10 Family Matters 2007 Buy

11 Are We There Yet? 2008 Buy

12 A Touch of Magic 2009 Buy

13 The William Hurt Collection 2009 Buy

14 Whodunit? 2009 Buy

15 American Classics 2010 Buy

16 New American Stories 2011 Buy

17 Poe! 2012 Buy

Peter Collinson Short Stories/Novellas Books in Reading Order 8 books / 1922-1924

01 The Barber and His Wife 1922 Buy

02 The Road Home 1922 Buy

03 The Sardonic Star of Tom Doody 1923 Buy

04 The Vicious Circle 1923 Buy

05 Arson Plus 1923 Buy

06 Slippery Fingers 1923 Buy

07 Laughing Masks / When Luck's Running Good 1923 Buy

08 Itchy / Itchy the Debonair 1924 Buy

Short Story Collections Books in Reading Order 15 books / 1944-2025

01 The Adventures of Sam Spade and Other Stories 1944 Buy

02 A Man Called Spade 1944 Buy

03 Hammett Homicides 1946 Buy

04 Dead Yellow Woman 1947 Buy

05 Creeping Siamese and Other Stories 1950 Buy

06 Nightmare Town and Other Stories 1950 Buy

07 The Big Knockover 1966 Buy

08 The Continental Op 1974 Buy

09 Dashiell Hammett: Crime Stories and Other Writings 2001 Buy

10 Dashiell Hammett: A Retrospective Anthology(With: Jack Adrian) 2004 Buy

11 Vintage Hammett 2005 Buy

12 Lost Stories(With: Joe Gores) 2005 Buy

13 Return of the Thin Man(With: Julie M. Rivett) 2012 Buy

14 The Hunter and Other Stories 2013 Buy

15 The Continental Op Casebook, Vol. 1 2025 Buy

Short Stories/Novellas Books in Reading Order 9 books / 1922-2013

01 The Barber and His Wife(As:Peter Collinson) 1922 Buy

02 The Road Home(As:Peter Collinson) 1922 Buy

03 The Sardonic Star of Tom Doody(As:Peter Collinson) 1923 Buy

04 The Vicious Circle(As:Peter Collinson) 1923 Buy

05 Arson Plus(As:Peter Collinson) 1923 Buy

06 Slippery Fingers(As:Peter Collinson) 1923 Buy

07 Laughing Masks / When Luck's Running Good(As:Peter Collinson) 1923 Buy

08 Itchy / Itchy the Debonair(As:Peter Collinson) 1924 Buy

09 The Hunter 2013 Buy

Where to start with Dashiell Hammett

What is the best order to read Dashiell Hammett books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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