# Red Harvest — Character guide

> Key figures in Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett.

- [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/the_narrator.md): An unnamed operative from the Continental Detective Agency, sent to clean up Personville.
- [Max Thaler](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/max_thaler.md): A bootlegger and gang leader known as Whisper, a key figure in Poisonville's underworld.
- [Dinah Brand](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/dinah_brand.md): A sharp, independent woman entangled with the city's criminals and the narrator.
- [Elihu Willsson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/elihu_willsson.md): The wealthy, ruthless industrialist who owns Personville and hires the Continental Op.
- [Reno Starkey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/reno_starkey.md): A dangerous gangster and rival to Whisper, involved in the city's power struggles.
- [Dan Rolff](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/dan_rolff.md): Dinah Brand's sickly, devoted companion and occasional helper to the narrator.
- [Noonan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/noonan.md): A corrupt police chief in Personville, often at odds with the narrator.
- [Donald Willsson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/donald_willsson.md): Elihu's son, a reform-minded newspaper editor murdered early in the story.
- [Mickey Linehan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/mickey_linehan.md): A fellow Continental operative who assists the narrator in Personville.
- [Dick Foley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/dick_foley.md): A Continental operative skilled in surveillance, sent to help the narrator.
- [Pete the Finn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/pete_the_finn.md): A gang leader and bootlegger, one of the city's criminal powers.
- [MacSwain](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/macswain.md): A detective working for the Willsson interests, involved in the investigation.
- [Bill Quint](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/bill_quint.md): A labor organizer and former associate of the narrator, now a drunk.
- [Jerry Hooper](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/jerry_hooper.md): A nervous, minor gangster who works for Whisper and later meets a bad end.
- [Kid Cooper](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/kid_cooper.md): A young hoodlum and gunman, involved in the city's gang violence.
- [Myrtle Jennison](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/myrtle_jennison.md): A woman connected to the criminal underworld, briefly involved with the narrator.
- [Charles Proctor Dawn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/charles_proctor_dawn.md): A shady lawyer and fixer for the criminal element, later murdered.
- [McGraw](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/mcgraw.md): A police officer or detective, often seen around the station.
- [Ike Bush](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/ike_bush.md): A gangster and associate of Whisper, involved in bootlegging.
- [Peak Murry](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/peak_murry.md): A criminal and gunman, part of the city's violent underworld.
- [Young Albury](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/young_albury.md): A young man from a respectable family, drawn into the city's troubles.
- [Helen Albury](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/helen_albury.md): Young Albury's sister, a respectable woman courted by the narrator.
- [Lew Yard](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/lew_yard.md): A powerful gangster and fence, one of the city's crime bosses.
- [Hank O'Marra](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/hank_omarrah.md): A thug and enforcer for the criminal factions in Personville.
- [Big Nick](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/big_nick.md): A burly gangster and associate of Whisper's crew.
- [Mr. Dritton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/mr_dritton.md): A lawyer or businessman briefly encountered by the narrator.
- [Al Kennedy](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/al_kennedy.md): A minor criminal or associate of the underworld figures.
- [Shepp](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/shepp.md): A detective working for the police or Willsson interests.
- [Tommy Robins](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/tommy_robins.md): A minor character, possibly a criminal or informant.
- [Kid McLeod](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/kid_mcleod.md): A young gunman or hoodlum in the city's gangs.
- [Stanley Lewis](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/stanley_lewis.md): A minor figure, possibly a lawyer or businessman.
- [Polly De Voto](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/polly_de_voto.md): A woman briefly mentioned, possibly a singer or entertainer.
- [Yakima Shorty](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/yakima_shorty.md): A minor gangster or criminal from out of town.
- [Blackie Whalen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/blackie_whalen.md): A thug and enforcer for the criminal underworld.

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