by Dashiell Hammett · Diario El Pais, S.A · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788496246690
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«Cosecha roja» is the crime novel by Dashiell Hammett, published by Diario El País, S.A. in paperback (234 pages, in Spanish).
The Continental operative, an unnamed detective, arrives in Personville, a mining town dominated by corruption and organized crime. His assignment leads to a bloody war between rival gangs, with corrupt police and a femme fatale. Hammett combines agile dialogue, dry violence and a critical look at capitalist society.
First installment of the The Continental Op series, translated by Fernando Calleja. The edition belongs to the Serie Negra collection from El País (number 8); the novel was originally published in 1929.
For readers of crime fiction and hard-boiled classics who want to start with the origin of the Continental operative.
Samuel Dashiell Hammett was an American writer of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. He was also a screenwriter and political activist. Among the characters he created are Sam Spade, Nick and Nora Charles, The Continental Op and the comic strip character Secret Agent X-9.
