Red Harvest
(Author) Dashiell Hammett'An acknowledged literary landmark' [Robert Graves] from 'The dean of the school of hard-boiled fiction' [New York Times] The Continental Op first heard Personville called Poisonville by Hickey Dewey. But since Dewey also called a shirt a shoit, he didn't think anything of it. Until he went there and his client, the only honest man in Poisonville, was murdered. Then the Op decided to stay to punish the guilty. And that meant taking on the entire town...
Dashiell Hammett
Dashiell Hammett, an American author known for revolutionizing the detective novel genre with his iconic work "The Maltese Falcon." His lean, hard-boiled writing style and gritty portrayal of crime and corruption in urban settings influenced generations of mystery writers. Hammett's contributions to literature continue to resonate today.
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