The Maltese Falcon (Mystery Masters Mystery Masters) (Maltese Falcon, the Cloth, #1) (Wheeler Softcover)

by Dashiell Hammett

A coolly glittering gem of detective fiction that has haunted three generations of readers, from one of the greatest mystery writers of all time.

A treasure worth killing for. Sam Spade, a slightly shopworn private eye with his own solitary code of ethics. A perfumed grafter named Joel Cairo, a fat man name Gutman, and Brigid O’Shaughnessy, a beautiful and treacherous woman whose loyalties shift at the drop of a dime. These are the ingredients of Dashiell Hammett's iconic, influential, and beloved The Maltese Falcon.

• ISBN10: 030429313X
• ISBN13: 9780304293131
• Publish Date: 28 February 1974
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 17 October 2003
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Littlehampton Book Services Ltd
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 192
• Language: English

Reviews

[empressbrooke]

This book has lots of slapping, punching and talking. Lots of it.

[Michael @ Knowledge Lost]

I love Hard-Boiled novels, so I was really looking forward to reading Dashiell Hammett. Right off the bat, it was clear his style was more raw and gritty than the likes of other great authors like Raymond Chandler. I really did enjoy this novel and am thankful to read a book by the father of Hard-Boiled. If you are new to this genre, I might suggest you try Raymond Chandler first, as his novels are more comical and the plots are less twisted. I will have to read some more from Dashiell Hammett.