by Dashiell Hammett · ed. alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420611082
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«La llave de cristal» is the crime novel by Dashiell Hammett, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback (248 pages, in Spanish).
The novel focuses on the investigation of a homicide in the pre-election atmosphere of an American city controlled by two rival gangster gangs. The protagonist, Ned Beaumont, bodyguard to Paul Madvig, is forced by circumstances to discover the culprit of the crime, despite the repercussions the investigation has on the electoral struggle.
Work originally published in 1931 under the title «The Glass Key», translated into Spanish by Fernando Calleja. Belongs to the El Libro de Bolsillo collection of Alianza Editorial.
For readers of classic crime fiction and American hard-boiled, as well as for those seeking one of the reference works by Dashiell Hammett.
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.
