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The Maltese Falcon

by Dashiell Hammett

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ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • A special edition of this coolly glittering gem of detective fiction that has haunted three generations of readers, from one of the greatest mystery writers of all time. Featuring an introduction by James Ellroy. 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 t...

First published: 1929 241 pages ISBN: 9780593311905
Category
Mystery
Priority
Must-Read
Author works
4
Language
eng
Subjects
California, fictionDetective and mystery storiesFicciónFictionFiction, mystery & detective, generalHard-boiled detectivesInvestigadores privadosNovela de misterioPrivate investigators -- California -- San Francisco -- FictionPrivate investigators, fictionSan Francisco (Calif.) -- FictionSan francisco (calif.), fictionSpade, Sam (Fictitious character) -- FictionSpade, sam (fictitious character), fiction

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