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The Maltese Falcon
Featuring the iconic detective Sam Spade, now on TV as Monsieur Spade
Series: Murder Room
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One of the greatest crime novels of the 20th century - featuring iconic detective Sam Spade.
'Influenced everyone from Chandler to Le Carré ... The Maltese Falcon is the Hammett novel that jumps from the pages of its genre and into literature' Guardian
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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 hunter and hunted: can he track down the jewel-encrusted bird, a treasure worth killing for, before the Fat Man finds him?
The Maltese Falcon
The Author
B.1894, d.1961. After spells as newsboy, freight clerk, labourer, messenger, stevedore and advertising manager, Hammett became an operative of the Pinkerton Detective Agency. His experiences as a private detective laid the foundation for his writing career.
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The Maltese Falcon
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 hunter and hunted: can he track down the jewel-encrusted...Paperback$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon is celebrated for its influence on the crime thriller genre, showcasing a hard-boiled style that impacted authors like Chandler and Le Carré. The novel is acclaimed for transcending its genre to achieve literary significance, with Sam Spade being recognised as the quintessential "hard-boiled" detective. Hammett's writing set a high standard for crime fiction and is praised for its authentic dialogue and vivid characters.
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ISBN: 9780752865331
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 25 November 2010
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 17.0mm
Width: 200.0mm
Height: 133.0mm
Weight: 200g
Pages: 224
About the Author
After spells as newsboy, freight clerk, labourer, messenger, stevedore and advertising manager, Hammett became an operative of the Pinkerton Detective Agency. His experiences as a private detective laid the foundation for his writing career. He died in 1961.
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