# Lew Yard — Red Harvest character guide

> Lew Yard in Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mrs. Lew Yard, Lew, Yard, the late Lew Yard

**First appearance:** 0001-red-harvest

## Who they are

A powerful gangster and fence, one of the city's crime bosses.

## Relationships

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/the_narrator)

_rivalry_

Lew Yard, a corrupt banker and underworld financier, is a key figure in the criminal network the Narrator is trying to dismantle.

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_harvest_se/characters/the_narrator)

_rivalry_

Lew Yard, a corrupt banker and underworld financier, is a key figure in the criminal network the Narrator is trying to dismantle.

## In the story

### [XVII: Reno](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_harvest_se/chapters/xvii-reno)

Mentioned as visiting Elihu Willsson and providing cover for Reno's criminal activities.

### [XVIII: Painter Street](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/red_harvest_se/chapters/xviii-painter-street)

Reported killed—shot coming down his front steps on Painter Street.

## Links

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