The steadfast and sturdy Continental Op has been summoned to the town of PersonvilleΓÇöknown as PoisonvilleΓÇöa dusty mining community splintered by competing factions of gangsters and petty criminals. The Op has been hired by Donald Willsson,publisher of the local newspaperwho gave little indication about the reason for the visit. No sooner does the Op arrivethan the body count begins to climb . . . starting with his client. With this last honest citizen of Poisonville murderedthe Op decides to stay on and force a reckoningΓÇöeven if that means taking on an entire town. Red Harvest is more than a superb crime novel: it is a classic exploration of corruption and violence in the American grain.