Characters
- "The Continental Op", an operative from the San Francisco branch of the Continental Detective Agency
- Mickey Linehan, a detective from the Continental
- Dick Foley, a detective from the Continental
- The Old Man, boss of the San Francisco branch of the Continental
- Elihu Willsson, "Czar of Poisonville"
- Max Thaler, alias “Whisper,” a bootlegger
- Dinah Brand, Thaler's girlfriend
- Lew Yard, gangster
- Pete the Finn, bootlegger
- Reno Starkey, gangster
- Noonan, Chief of Police
- Hank O'Mara, member of Starkey's gang
- Bill Quint, an organizer for the IWW
- Donald Willsson, newspaper publisher
- Mrs. Willsson, Donald's Wife
- Lewis, Donald's assistant
- Robert Albury, bank teller
- Helen Albury, Robert's younger sister
- Dan Rolff, Dinah's roomater and a "lunger"
- Charles Procter Dawn, criminal lawyer
- Tim Noonan, brother of Chief Noonan
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