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  2. Aug 9, 2022 · The Maltese Falcon Book Review When one corrupt private detective, Sam Spade, is approached by the cunning Brigid O’Shaughnessey, he suspects she is up to no good and lying. But when his partner is shot tailing her enemy, Spade knows there is a bigger motive than what appears to be.

  3. The Maltese Falcon. Dashiell Hammett. Vintage Books, 1972 - American fiction - 229 pages. Sam Spade is hired by the fragrant Miss Wonderley to track down her sister, who has eloped with a louse called Floyd Thursby. But Miss Wonderley is in fact the beautiful and treacherous Brigid O'Shaughnessy, and when Spade's partner Miles Archer is shot ...

  4. The Maltese Falcon. Dashiell Hammett. Orion, 2002 - Crime investigations - 213 pages. THE MALTESE FALCON (1930) set the standard by which the private eye genre is judged. Sam Spade is hired by the fragrant Miss Wonderley to track down her sister, who has eloped with a louse called Floyd Thursby. But Miss Wonderley is in fact the beautiful and ...

  5. The classic noir story is given new life with this full-cast adaptation. When a damsel in distress steps into Sam Spade's office spinning a yarn of a kidnapped sister and shady older man, Spade is doubtful but intrigued. Soon, he's pulled into an international hunt for a bird made of gold that leaves a trail of dead bodies, including his partner.

  6. Key Facts about The Maltese Falcon. Full Title: The Maltese Falcon. When Written: Late 1920s. Where Written: U.S. When Published: 1929. Genre: Crime fiction. Setting: San Francisco during the late nineteen-twenties. Climax: Spade’s showdown with the criminals in his apartment. Antagonist: Joel Cairo, Casper Gutman, and Wilmer Cook.

  7. Thinking Ink Media, 2011 - Drama - 200 pages. The Maltese Falcon is a detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, originally serialized in the magazine Black Mask. The story has been adapted several times for the cinema. The main character, Sam Spade, appears only in this novel and in three lesser known short stories, yet is widely cited as the ...

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