{"product_id":"red-harvest","title":"Red Harvest","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Blood-Soaked Masterpiece That Invented Hardboiled Crime\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Maltese Falcon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Thin Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Dashiell Hammett wrote the novel that changed detective fiction forever. Welcome to Poisonville.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey call it Personville, but the locals know it by a more fitting name: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoisonville\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It is a mining town choking on coal smoke and corruption, where the police, the politicians, and the mobsters all sleep in the same dirty bed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnter the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContinental Op\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Short, fat, and utterly unsentimental, he is a nameless private investigator who follows a code of his own. Summoned to clean up the town, the Op quickly realizes that legal methods won’t work in a place this rotton. To save the city, he has to destroy it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbandoning the rulebook, the Op sets a deadly trap: he will turn the rival gangs against one another. What follows is a relentless spiral of betrayal, machine-gun fire, and vigilante justice that will leave the streets running red.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRed Harvest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the Ultimate Noir Thriller:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Birth of Hardboiled:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e This is the book that stripped the romance out of the mystery genre, replacing it with grit, slang, and brutal realism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Inspiration for Hollywood:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Op’s strategy of playing both sides against the middle inspired legendary films like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYojimbo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Fistful of Dollars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMiller’s Crossing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnrelenting Pace:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hammett writes with the speed of a firing pin. There is no wasted breath, only tension, dialogue, and action.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIdeally suited for fans of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRaymond Chandler\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Ellroy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003evintage pulp fiction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRed Harvest\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a literary landmark of the 1920s that hits just as hard today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStep into the shadows with the Continental Op. Scroll up and buy your copy to experience the original American nightmare.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45921584414911,"sku":"04f8a0bb-776b-4ade-bf42-79129961333e","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/cdaa550e4c7896cd637dfe4b25e64e6a.jpg?v=1785167261","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/red-harvest","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}