History Literature / RedHarvest

* DragonAscendant: Reno Starkey, once [[spoiler:he kills Lew Yard]] when the gangster attempts to eliminate him.]]

* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The Continental Op never gives his name.

* BigBeautifulWoman: Dinah Brand is described as large and strong, with thick, muscular legs that constantly make her stockings run. She's 5'8, taller than the rather short Op. However, she's only attractive when she's in money and doesn't neglect her appearance.

* OutlawTown

* ScrewPolitenessImASenior: Elihu Wilsson. Also a case of NoIndoorVoice.

''Red Harvest'' is thought to have been an influence on Creator/AkiraKurosawa's film ''Film/{{Yojimbo}}'', and combined with ''The Glass Key'' is a heavy influence on the Coen Brothers' noir film ''Film/MillersCrossing''. ''Red Harvest'' also coined the term BloodSimple (after which the Coen Brothers' film debut is named); the phrase refers to the addled, fearful mindset people are in after a prolonged immersion in violent situations.

* BlackAndGrayMorality: Our protagonist is an anti-hero working for a ruthless industrialist who came to power using unscrupulous means. The antagonists are corrupt cops and gangsters that worked for said industrialist.

* CodeOfHonour: Despite his rather questionable means, the Op does have his own code that he follows. It is for this reason he refuses personal payment for the job (The detective has Elihu pay the Continental Agency instead).

* DragonAscendant: Reno Starkey, once [[spoiler: [[KlingonPromotion he kills Lew Yard]] when the gangster attempts to eliminate him.]]

* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Dinah provides the Op with the intel he needs (even on her boyfriend Thaler), but only because she desires money.

* PlayingBothSides: ''Red Harvest'' actually has more than two factions in play, but...

* {{Frameup}}: Several, including who killed Donald Willsson, Tim Noonan, and [[spoiler: Dinah Brand]]. The Op does this to Noonan during the "peace conference" [[spoiler: by saying the Police Chief knew all along that Whisper was being framed for Tim's murder. Noonan knew nothing about it at all.]]
* MerchantPrince: Elihu Willsson, the "Czar of Poisonville.". A powerful and rich industrialist, he had enough influence over half of California and de facto rule a city... until he lost control of the corrupt officials and gangs that helped him put down a worker's strike.

''Red Harvest'' is thought to have been an influence on Creator/AkiraKurosawa's film ''Film/{{Yojimbo}}'', and combined with ''The Glass Key'' is a heavy influence on Coen Brothers' noir film ''Film/MillersCrossing''. ''Red Harvest'' also coined the term BloodSimple (after which the Coen Brothers' film debut is named); the phrase refers to the addled, fearful mindset people are in after a prolonged immersion in violent situations.

--> '''The Op''': "Play with murder enough and it gets you one of two ways. [[WarIsHell It makes you sick]], or [[BloodKnight you get to like it]]."

''Red Harvest'' is a seminal novel by Creator/DashiellHammett, first published in 1929. It is narrated by Literature/TheContinentalOp, a recurring character in Hammett's world. The novel has had a great deal of influence on later fiction ranging from samurai films to noir. Being called to the mining town of "Poisonville", the Op discovers that the city is being run down by criminal gangs. The detective is hired to clean up the place, and mayhem ensues.

* WretchedHive: Upon arriving in Personville, the Op takes some time to get a sense of the town. Within minutes, he notes from the general decay and lackluster police that how crapsack the city is.

* CodeOfHonour: Despite his rather questionable means, the Op does have his own code that he follows. It;s for this reason he refuses personal payment (The detective has Elihu pay Continental instead).

* DragonAscendant: Reno Starkey, once [[spoiler: he kills Lew Yard, after the gangster attempts to eliminate him.]]

* HeWhoFightsMonsters: As the violence escalates, the Op worries that the more he stays in the town, the more he'll be too affected by the violence:

* SetAMookToKillAMook: One of the {{Trope Codifier}}s. The whole point of the conflict [[spoiler: is to get the gang leaders (who know Elihu's secrets) to kill each other. Once they're out of the way, the Industrialist is set to call in the authorities.]]

''Red Harvest'' is a seminal novel by Creator/DashiellHammett, first published in 1929. It is narrated by Literature/TheContinentalOp, a recurring character in Hammett's world. The novel has had a great deal of influence on later fiction ranging from samurai films to noir.

Being called to the mining town of "Poisonville", the Op discovers that the city is being run down by criminal gangs. Soon, the detective is hired to clean up the place. Mayhem ensues.

* SetAMookToKillAMook: One of the {{Trope Codifier}}s. The whole point of the conflict [[spoiler: is so the

* TheUnfettered: The Continental Op will get the crooks he's after, no matter what it takes or how many laws he has to break.

''Red Harvest'' is a seminal novel by Creator/DashiellHammett, first published in 1929. It is narrated by Literature/TheContinentalOp, a recurring character in Hammett's world. The novel has had a great deal of influence on later fiction ranging from samurai films to noir.

''Red Harvest'' is not related to ''Star Wars: Red Harvest''. Or for that matter ''[[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi Blue Harvest: Horror Beyond Imagination]]''.

* GambitPileup

* OutlawTown

* SetAMookToKillAMook

* MobWar: Three of the factions are mob gangs.

''Red Harvest'' is not related to ''[[Literature/StarWarsRedHarvest Star Wars: Red Harvest]]''.

* MobWar

* PinkertonDetective

* Company Town: Personville, essentially the fiefdom of industrialist Elihu Willsson, "Czar of Poisonville".

!!Tropes appearing in this work are:

''Red Harvest'' is a seminal novel by Creator/DashiellHammett, first published in 1929. It is narrated by The Continental Op, a recurring character in Hammett's world. The novel has had a great deal of influence on later fiction ranging from samurai films to noir.

* TownWithADarkSecret: The reason why criminals and dirty cops rule Poisonvile - they worked for Elihu to stop a union strike. Since they know his dirty secrets, Elihu doesn't bring in the authorities to clean up the town.

* VillainousGlutton: The only thing Dinah Brand likes more than hefty meals and drinks is [[GoldDigger money]], and she'll sell her help and information to the highest bidder. Notably, she's also a [[BigBeautifulWoman Big Beautiful]] [[TheVamp Vamp]].

* VillainousGlutton: The only thing Dinah Brand likes more than hefty meals and drinks is money, and she'll sell her help and information to the highest bidder. Notably, she's also a [[BigBeautifulWoman Big Beautiful]] [[TheVamp Vamp]].

''Red Harvest'' is a seminal novel by DashiellHammett, first published in 1929. It is narrated by The Continental Op, a recurring character in Hammett's world. The novel has had a great deal of influence on later fiction ranging from samurai films to noir.

''Red Harvest'' is thought to have been an influence on Creator/AkiraKurosawa's film ''Film/{{Yojimbo}}'', and combined with ''The Glass Key'' is a heavy influence on Coen Brothers's noir film ''MillersCrossing''. ''Red Harvest'' also coined the term BloodSimple (after which the Coen Brothers' film debut is named); the phrase refers to the addled, fearful mindset people are in after a prolonged immersion in violent situations.

''Red Harvest'' is not related to ''[[ReturnOfTheJedi Blue Harvest: Horror Beyond Imagination]]''.

The prequel to ''DeathTroopers'', a ''StarWars'' horror novel by Joe Schreiber. It serves as an origin story for TheVirus that is the focus of both novels.
The story takes place 3645 years before the events of the original trilogy. Hestizo Trace (“Zo” for short”) is in the Jedi Agricultural Corps due to her ability to form a force bond with certain plants. She is the caretaker of a rare black orchid. Unfortunately, this orchid is needed by Darth Scabrous, head of the Sith Academy on Odacer-Faustin, to complete his immortality formula. So Zo is kidnapped by a bounty hunter, who takes her to Scabrous. Scabrous then uses it to unintentionally unleash zombies on the academy, which begin to kill the students, turning them into zombies. The story then follows a Zo and the bounty hunter, as well as a group of Sith students as they attempt to escape before they become infected themselves. Meanwhile, Zo’s brother is coming to rescue his sister, completely unaware of the danger within the academy, and Scabrous is trying to capture the person he needs to finish the immortality process.
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!!This story provides examples of:
* ArmyOfTheDead: Duh.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: Pretty much the entire Sith Academy.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Like the original novel.
* FinishHim: The surviving students kill those among them at risk of turning into a zombie.
* KillEmAll: [[spoiler: Every one of the fifteen-plus characters we meet are killed, except for Zo and Pergus.]]
* MythologyGag: The title is not only a reference not only to the deadly agricultural themes. When ''ReturnOfTheJedi'' was being shot, everything was produced under the facade of a fake horror movie called ''Blue Harvest'' to avoid attention (which was also used as the name of the ''FamilyGuy'' ''Star Wars'' parody).
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Trace dies to save his sister]], and [[spoiler: the HK droid destroys himself to let the heroes get away.]]
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Sort of an in-universe example, the virus in this novel is different from the one in Deathtroopers in several different ways.
** Also [[JustifiedTrope justified]] in that the corpses are those of Force-users, allowing for faster zombies.
* RaisingTheSteaks: In this case, a pack of Tauntauns.
* ShoutOut:
** When Trace makes a mental connection to the bounty hunter who took his sister, he makes a shoutout to ''{{Taken}}''.
--> Listen to me, I don't know who you are, but I am in possession of a very special set of skills. If you bring my sister back right now, then I’ll let you go. But if you don't, I will track you down. I will find you. And I will make you pay.
** [[{{Fahrenheit451}} "It was a pleasure to burn."]]
** "{{Redwall}}" is a chapter title.
* XMeetsY: ''StarWars'' meets ZombieApocalypse!
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** Also Justified in that the corpses are those of Force-users, allowing for faster zombies.

The prequel to DeathTroopers, a StarWars horror novel by Joe Schreiber. It serves as an origin story for TheVirus that is the focus of both novels.

'''SPOILERS BELOW.''' This story provides examples of:

* ArmyOfTheDead: Duh
* AutomaticallyViolent: The zombies.

* KillEmAll: [[spoiler: Every one of the fifteen-plus characters we meet are killed, except for Zo and Pergus. ]]
* MythologyGag: The title is not only a reference not only to the deadly agricultural themes. When ReturnOfTheJedi was being shot, everything was produced under the facade of a fake horror movie called “Blue Harvest” to avoid attention (which was also used as the name of the FamilyGuy Star Wars parody).

* ShoutOut: When Trace makes a mental connection to the bounty hunter who took his sister, he makes a shoutout to ''{{Taken}}''.

* XMeetsY: StarWars meets ZombieApocalypse!

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