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The Continental Op, hero of this mystery, is a cool, experienced employee of the Continental Detective Agency. Client Donald Wilson has been killed, and the Op must track down his murderer. Personville, better known as Poisonville, is an unattractive company town, owned by Donald's father, Elihu, but controlled by several competing gangs. Alienated by the local turf wars, the Op finagles Elihu into paying for a second job, "cleaning up Poisonville." Confused yet? This is only the beginning of an incredibly convoluted plot. Hammett's exquisitely defined charactersDthe shabby, charming, and completely mercenary lady-of-the-evening; the lazy, humorous yet cold and avaricious police chief; and especially the tautly written, gradual disintegration of the Op's detached personalityDmake this a compelling read. In addition, William Dufris's performance is outstanding. Each character has his/her own unique vocal tag composed of both tonal inflections and speech patterns suited to his/her persona. Wonderful! The only flaw is the technical difficulty of cueing the "track book marked" CD format. An exceptional presentation of a lesser classic from the golden age of the mystery genre. Recommended for all but the smallest public and academic libraries.DI. Pour-El, Des Moines Area Community Coll., Boone, IA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Audio CD .
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Audio CD .
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"An acknowledged literary landmark." --NY Times Book Review.
"Dashiell Hammett is an original. He is a master of the detective novel, yes, but also one hell of a writer." -- Boston Globe
"Hammett's prose [is] clean and entirely unique. His characters [are] as sharply and economically defined as any in American fiction."
--The New York Times
"Dashiell Hammett is an original. He is a master of the detective novel, yes, but also one hell of a writer." -- Boston Globe
"Hammett's prose [is] clean and entirely unique. His characters [are] as sharply and economically defined as any in American fiction."
--The New York Times
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Of all the books written by the chronological trio of Hammett, Chandler, and MacDonald, only Red Harvest seems as honest and truthful now as I am sure it did in 1939. Although Hammett lacks Chandler's writing flare and sarcasm, his style makes for fast-paced, edge of the seat reading. As his Continental Op escapes harrowing situation after another, I was left with a disbelief, but this novel is not about whether the Op could ruin an entire town with merely a scratch. It is instead a commentary on society, and on the cutthroat nature still evident in us all. In so many ways, this novel reminds me of Shirley Jackson's haunting story "The Lottery" because the evil in our world is within the system, and in each person. Just as the Op confesses to wanting to join the killing spree, Hammett has made us want to read about more killing. He dupes us into playing the Op's game. This novel is so much deeper than what can be read in the text. In his own way, he tells us to look out for a system corrupted by greed and a quest for power. Much like Chandler, Hammett always has a message. Heed this one readers, but enjoy the enchantment of this amazing novel.
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Good book. The Continental Op is called to Personville - generally known as Poisonville - by a client named Donald Willsson, a newspaperman who has made it his personal crusade to clean up the town of its rampant corruption - from the bootleggers to the chief of police. Willsson is murdered, and his father - Old Elihu - pays the Op $10,000 to find his son's murderer and to clean up the town. (Elihu used to own the town, but during an IWW strike he had to call in several toughs to break it: problem is they never left, and now he can no longer control them.) The Op must then walk a thin line, trying to play the gangsters and crooks off on one another, and try to stay alive as the dead pile up.
Hammett has a swift, taunt style, and even though the novel is written in the first-person, characterization is revealed mostly though dialogue and actions, and not through introspection. This is my first Hammett novel, and I really enjoyed it. I'll be sure to read more.
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Not just a detective story. This is a true work of literary genius. The Continental Op's crusade to clean-up Poisonville is an exploration of ethics and morals in America. Hammett's lean, edgy style is as modern today as it must have seemed in 1929. A must read after reading all other Op stories, as well as a treat for the "reading ears" of anyone searching for inteligent prose.
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Vintage Noir
This is vintage noir and Hammet at his best. However, that being said, David Goodis still rules the nest in this genre form... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 16. Februar 2000 von Cort McMeel
A plan emerges from the bloodshed
This engrossing story will keep you hooked as the Continental Op slyly orchestrates a clean up of Poisonville by any means necessary. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 9. Februar 2000 von D. Isaak
Red Harvest--Hardboiled Crime Prototype.
Not only great Hammett, but also great Kurosawa and great Sergio Leone. Red Harvest is the story that inspired "Yojimbo" and "A Fistful of Dollars", and more... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 23. Januar 2000 veröffentlicht
An excellent book.
This novel was an excellent change from the sweet innocence of Mrs. Marple or the cold calculations of Sherlock Holmes. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 13. September 1999 veröffentlicht
one of the best
I like to consider Dashiell Hammett part of the Lost Generation. True, he wasn't a member of the crew including Fitzgerald, Dos Passos, and Hemingway that concentrated in France... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 10. August 1999 veröffentlicht
A noir masterpiece
All those writers that flood the market these days, who cannot write a book of less than 500 pages and who think a "violent" story means also "gross and... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 30. Mai 1999 von "samarand"
Yojimbo! After the Falcon, my favorite Hammett
This book is the source for the movie Yojimbo and its American remakes. I did not like it over much the first time I read it, but when I reread all of Hammett I found I liked it... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 26. März 1999 veröffentlicht
Bloody,Brutal but the best!
From the moment the book begins,with the reference to Hickey Dewey of Detroit who called his shirt a shoit and Personville Poisonville to the last words in the last chapter, this... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 21. November 1998 von K. Narayanan
A Hard-Boiled Bounty
Hammett is the best and this is Hammett's best. In 200 pages Hammett creates a densely packed universe of vivid characters and breathtaking action. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 11. September 1998 veröffentlicht
A Revolutionary "Novel"
It's hard to overemphasize just how important this book is to modern literature. In one fell swoop, Dashiell Hammett forever upset the world of "nice" genteel adventure... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 17. Juli 1998 von Claude Avary
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