Red Harvest Study Guide

Red Harvest

Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett

  • "The Continental Op", an operative from the San Francisco branch of the Continental Detective Agency
  • Mickey Linehan, a detective from the Continental
  • Dick Foley, a detective from the Continental
  • The Old Man, boss of the San Francisco branch of the Continental
  • Elihu Willsson, "Czar of Poisonville"
  • Donald Willsson, newspaper publisher and Elihu's son
  • Mrs. Willsson, Donald's wife
  • Lewis, Donald's assistant
  • Noonan, the corrupt chief of police
  • Tim Noonan, the dead brother of Chief Noonan
  • Max Thaler, alias "Whisper," a gambler
  • Dinah Brand, Thaler's girlfriend
  • Dan Rolff, Dinah's roomater and a "lunger"
  • Lew Yard, gangster
  • Pete the Finn, bootlegger
  • Reno Starkey, professional thief
  • Hank O'Mara, member of Starkey's gang
  • Bill Quint, an organizer for the IWW
  • Robert Albury, bank teller
  • Helen Albury, Robert's younger sister
  • Charles Procter Dawn, criminal lawyer
  • Bob MacSwain, murderer of Tim Noonan

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