Red Harvest

Before noir had a name, Dashiell Hammett gave it a voice.Offered here in an affordable, pocket-sized edition, Hammett's groundbreaking novel Red Harvest introduces one of his most legendary characters: the Continental OpSet during the height of Prohibition, the unnamed protagonist follows a case into a corrupt town where no one can be trusted, everyone has an angle, and damn near everyone is armed.Published in this Bell & Brier American Noir edition, Hammett's first novel reveals a writer transforming detective fiction into something leaner, stranger, and far more dangerous. Its influence can be felt throughout the crime novel, film noir, and the American thriller.An essential work from one of the architects of American noir, presented in an attractive, portable edition for longtime Hammett readers and newcomers alike.