Red Harvest
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A landmark of hard-boiled American crime fiction, Red Harvest introduces the unnamed Continental Op, a tough private detective dispatched to the corrupt mining town of Personville — sneeringly nicknamed Poisonville by its inhabitants. Dashiell Hammett chronicles the Op's methodical dismantling of the criminal underworld that has seized control of the city, pitting gang against gang in a savage, bloody war of attrition. Written with Hammett's signature terse, punchy prose, the novel presents a ruthlessly cynical portrait of greed, corruption, and moral decay in 1920s America. First published in 1929, it stands as one of the defining works of noir fiction and a direct influence on generations of crime writers, filmmakers, and storytellers worldwide.
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark of hard-boiled American crime fiction, Red Harvest introduces the unnamed Continental Op, a tough private detective dispatched to the corrupt mining town of Personville — sneeringly nicknamed Poisonville by its inhabitants. Dashiell Hammett chronicles the Op's methodical dismantling of the criminal underworld that has seized control of the city, pitting gang against gang in a savage, bloody war of attrition. Written with Hammett's signature terse, punchy prose, the novel presents a ruthlessly cynical portrait of greed, corruption, and moral decay in 1920s America. First published in 1929, it stands as one of the defining works of noir fiction and a direct influence on generations of crime writers, filmmakers, and storytellers worldwide.
