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Aug 10, 2017 · An illustration of an open book. Books ... The Maltese Falcon by Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961. ... There are no reviews yet.
Recommendations from our site. “The Modern Library named The Maltese Falcon one of the top 100 novels of the century. It was the first, and probably the greatest, hard-boiled detective novel. It pretty much invented the genre and its archetypes, including the femme fatale and the hard-drinking detective – in this case Sam Spade” Read more...
designed around a single book. A great book combines enrichment with enchantment. It awakens our imagination and enlarges our humanity. It can offer harrowing insights that somehow console and comfort us. Whether you’re a regular reader already or making up for lost time, thank you for joining the NEA Big Read. Table of Contents The Maltese ...
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3.88. 107,586 ratings6,634 reviews. 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 while on Thursby's trail, Spade finds himself both ...
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Dec 29, 2010 · 131 Reviews. Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified. From "a master of the detective novel [and] one hell of a writer" (The Boston Globe)...
Aug 29, 2012 · About the Book. Published in 1930, The Maltese Falconwas Dashiell Hammett's third novel in two years. Here he creates a new detective, Sam Spade. When the intriguing Miss Wonderly appears in his office and asks him to tail a fellow named Floyd Thursby, Spade puts his partner, Miles Archer, on the case. In short order, Thursby and Archer turn up ...
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