Red Harvest - Murder Mystery

Dashiell Hammett

Sinopse

Red Harvest follows the detective known as the Continental Op in his investigation of several murders amid a labor dispute in a corrupt Montana mining town. The Continental Op is called to Personville (known as "Poisonville" to the locals) by the newspaper publisher Donald Willsson, who gets murdered before the Op has a chance to meet with him. The Op meets with the victim's father, Elihu Willsson, a local industrialist who has found his control of the city threatened by several competing gangs. In the meantime, the Op is spending time with Dinah Brand, a possible love interest of the late Donald, who is connected to a local gang. However, when the Op wakes up the next morning, he finds Dinah stabbed to death with the ice pick he handled the previous evening. The Op becomes a suspect for Dinah's murder, wanted by the police, so he tries to solve the puzzle in front of him in order to clear his name and finish the job.

Disponível desde: 05/05/2023.

Comprimento de impressão: 169 páginas.

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