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The Guardian's 100 Best Novels Written in English

Time Magazine's 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time

Named one of Time’s 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time, The Maltese Falcon is an intense and immersive hard-boiled detective novel that inspired multiple adaptations—including the popular film noir classic starring Humphrey Bogart.

This stunning new collector’s hardcover edition includes brand-new black-and-white illustrations, a foil-printed cover, and gorgeous sprayed edges.

Brilliant detective Sam Spade is the quintessential private eye, with his own code of ethics. When a standard stakeout goes wrong and Spade’s partner is killed, he finds himself drawn into the hunt for a fantastic treasure of dubious origin—a golden bird encrusted with jewels.

But he’s not the only one on the trail of the falcon. Hot on his heels are Joel Cairo, a perfumed grifter; an oversized adventurer named Gutman; and Spade’s new client Brigid O’Shaughnessy, a beautiful but treacherous woman whose loyalties shift at the drop of a hat.

A classic that redefined the genre, The Maltese Falcon is a must-read for mystery fans.

Editorial Reviews

“Dashiell Hammett…is a master of the detective novel, yes, but also one hell of a writer.” —The Boston Globe

“The Maltese Falcon is not only probably the best detective story we have ever read, it is an exceedingly well-written novel.” —The Times Literary Supplement (UK)

“Hammett’s prose is clean and entirely unique. His characters are as sharply and economically defined as any in American fiction.” —The New York Times

“Years after its initial publication, The Maltese Falcon remains one of the most skillfully written detective novels in the history of the genre.” —Los Angeles Times

“[Hammett] was spare, frugal, hard-boiled, but he did over and over again what only the best writers can ever do at all. He wrote scenes that seemed never to have been written before.” —Raymond Chandler, Edgar Award–winning author of The Big Sleep

“Like Wilkie Collins and Arthur Conan Doyle, Hammett was an original who created a profoundly influential literary template that gives him classic status.” —The Guardian

“If you can show me twenty books written approximately twenty years back that have as much guts and life now [as The Maltese Falcon], I’ll eat them between slices of Edmund Wilson’s head.” —Raymond Chandler, Edgar Award–winning author of The Big Sleep

“After reading The Maltese Falcon, I went mooning about in a daze of love such as I had not known for any character in literature since I encountered Sir Launcelot.” —Dorothy Parker, The New Yorker

“The Maltese Falcon was one of the best books of its kind ever written. It struck the publishing world and reading world—which is something entirely distinct from the literary world—like a thunderclap. Nothing has been the same since.” —John Crosby, New York Herald Tribune

“The best detective story America has yet produced.” —Alexander Woolcott, author, actor, journalist, and critic

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Author Bio: Dashiell Hammett

Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961) was an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. He is widely regarded as one of the finest mystery writers of all time. In addition to The Maltese Falcon, his pioneering novels include Red Harvest, The Dain Curse, The Glass Key, and the #1 New York Times bestseller The Thin Man.

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Format:	Hardcover
Available Formats :	Hardcover
Category:	Fiction/Mystery & Detective
Publisher:	Blackstone Publishing
CDs:	278
Runtime:	7.86
ISBN:	9798212633819
Audience:	Adult
Language:	English

The Maltese Falcon

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