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Brigid lures Spade into her plan to sell a jewel-encrusted statuette of a falcon to her former gang: Casper Gutman (the head boss), Joel Cairo (his right-hand man), and Wilmer (his hitman). Cairo and Wilmer take turns making Spade's life miserable. They tail him, drug him, mug him, and hold him at gunpoint to find out what he and Brigid know ...
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A mysterious woman enters the office of Spade and Archer:...
- The Maltese Falcon Introduction
The Maltese Falcon Introduction. The year: 1941. The place:...
- The Maltese Falcon Chapter 14 Summary
Spade asks Effie to contact her uncle, a history professor...
- The Maltese Falcon Chapter 1 Summary
Date: December 5, 1928. Place: San Francisco; the office of...
- The Maltese Falcon Plot Summary
The Maltese Falcon Summary. Next. Chapter 1. In San Francisco during the late 1920s, the beautiful Miss Wonderly arrives at Samuel Spade and Miles Archer’s detective agency. She asks the detectives to follow a man named Floyd Thursby, who she claims has run off with her younger sister Corinne. Eager to get closer with Wonderly, Archer agrees ...
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.
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