'Red Harvest'

I had planned on reading some more Dashiell Hammet in the time I readRed Harvest. It didn't happen, so I thought I'd better include it before I forget it.

Red Harvest is the story told over and over. The street-savvy detective rolls into town in order to take down the powerful gangs controlling the city. Because he's so street smart, he doesn't get caught up in women (much) and he always plays one game ahead of the other people in the story.

Our protoganist winds up winning over the city and beating the bad guys.

The difference between Red Harvest and the rest of filmdom that's used the same plot is that we don't have to be paid to write a movie.