by Dashiell Hammett · El País · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788496390041
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«La llave de cristal» is the crime novel by Dashiell Hammett, published by El País in paperback (234 pages, in Spanish).
In an American city dominated by corruption, Ned Beaumont, right-hand man of political boss Paul Madvig, investigates the murder of a senator's son. Amid rival gangs, lies and betrayals, he uncovers a complex web of interests that threatens both his allies and himself.
Work originally published in 1931; this 2004 edition is number 45 of the Serie Negra collection.
For readers of classic crime fiction and those interested in American hard-boiled.
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.
