by Dashiell Hammett · Debate · tapa dura · ISBN 9788474445626
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«La llave de cristal» is the crime novel by Dashiell Hammett, published by Debate in hardcover (240 pages, in Spanish).
The plot follows Ned Beaumont, a gambler and right-hand man of a political boss, in an atmosphere of corruption and ambition during an election campaign. The investigation of a murder threatens the local balance of power and drags the protagonist into a conflict between loyalty and convenience.
The edition is from 1993, published in Madrid in the Biblioteca Dashiell Hammett collection by Debate.
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.
