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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Red_HarvestRed Harvest - Wikipedia

    Red Harvest is a novel by American writer Dashiell Hammett. The story is narrated by the Continental Op , a frequent character in Hammett's fiction, much of which is drawn from his own experiences as an operative of the Pinkerton Detective Agency (fictionalized as the Continental Detective Agency). [2]

  2. Jan 1, 2003 · Red Harvest. Dashiell Hammett. 3.95. 27,912 ratings1,940 reviews. When the last honest citizen of Poisonville was murdered, the Continental Op stayed on to punish the guilty—even if that meant taking on an entire town.

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  3. Red Harvest is a hard-boiled detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, featuring the Continental Op. The Op investigates a murder and exposes a web of crime and corruption in a Montana mining town, but becomes morally corrupted himself.

  4. Jan 25, 2010 · Red harvest. by. Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961. Publication date. 1972. Topics. Continental Op (Fictitious character), Private investigators. Publisher. New York, Vintage Books.

  5. Red Harvest is an excellent read for fans of crime fiction, stories of moral conflict, fans of Dashiell Hammett’s more popular works—such as The Maltese Falcon —and anyone interested in terse, stylized American prose from the early 20 th century.

  6. Red Harvest is a snapshot of pulp detective writing when it was essentially just a cluster of episodic shoot-'em-ups: there's a lot of action, but little characterization and no mystery. (Hammett's basic amorality, evident even at this stage, is faintly troubling.)

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  8. Red Harvest is more than a superb crime novel: it is a classic exploration of corruption and violence in the American grain.