The Maltese Falcon
Total Points
#195
- Pages
- 224
- Published
- Feb 14th, 1930
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 coolly glittering gem of detective fiction, a novel that has haunted...
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Dec 16th, 2021
Really good book and other than the mention of telegrams and the lack of tech, this book is hard to date.
Oct 14th, 2019
Crime, suspense, and mystery - all make for a good story.
A detective is hired to locate a valuable item and is faced with many difficult situations and people.
Jan 5th, 2018
thoroughly enjoyed....makes me smile!
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Oct 5th, 2014
You know you are enjoying a book when you just have to keep reading it to the end. This is a great read and I just love the language style of this genre. It is unique but not dated.
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