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Red Harvest

by Dashiell Hammett · 1929

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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 on to punish the guilty. and that meant taking on the entire town...

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Dashiell Hammett's ground-breaking first novel is not only a superb piece of crime fiction, it is a classic exploration of corruption and violence.

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mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thiscrimecrimeMore like thisLess of thisnoirnoirMore like thisLess of thisdetectivedetectiveMore like thisLess of thisprivate investigatorprivate investigatorMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1920s1920sMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Mood
action packedaction packedMore like thisLess of thisdarkdarkMore like thisLess of thisintrigueintrigueMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 224 pages

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