by Dashiell Hammett · tapa dura · ISBN 9788429720358
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«Collita roja» is the crime novel by Dashiell Hammett, published by Edicions 62 in hardback (159 pages).
The action takes place in Personville, a mining town dominated by crime: three gangs, a corrupt police force and a local boss share power. An agent from the Continental Detective Agency in San Francisco will try to clean up the city and dismantle the corruption network.
First instalment of the Continental Op series, translated by Josep Vallverdú i Aixalà.
A suitable read for fans of classic noir fiction and the hard-boiled genre.
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.
