Dashiell Hammett The Maltese Falcon review and information about the 1930 American detective novel, considered by many to be the best ever written. On this page you can read extensive information about the multi-filmed novel by the American writer Dashiel Hammett.
Dashiell Hammett The Maltese Falcon reviews
- “I didn’t invent the hard-boiled murder story; all credit for that goes to Dashiell Hammett.” (Raymond Chandler)
- “Not only the best detective novel we’ve ever read, but also an exceptionally well-written novel.” (The Times Literary Supplement)
The Maltese Falcon
- Author: Dashiell Hammett (United States)
- Book type: American detective novel
- Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
- First editon: 1930
- Length: 272 pages
- Format: hardback / paperback / ebook
- Editorial appreciation: ∗∗∗∗∗ (outstanding)
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Blurb of the Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon is the archetypal ‘hardboiled’ detective story, rich in intriguing characters, dark exciting action and featuring the greatest of all cool, tough private eyes, Sam Spade. Written in 1930, the novel has a timeless quality that makes it fresh and exciting for each new generation of readers.
Sam Spade is hired by the alluring Miss Wonderley to track down her sister, who has eloped with ne-er do well Floyd Thursby. But when Spade’s partner Miles Archer is murdered while on Thursby’s trail, Spade finds himself both hunter and hunted: can he track down the mythical jewel-encrusted Falcon, a treasure worth killing for, before the Fat Man and how far can he trust the seductive Miss Wonderley?
Dashiel Hammett’s noir classic is written in sharp, terse prose that gives a cinematic vividness to the characters and their milieu.
Dashiell Hammett was born on May 27, 1894 in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, Uinted States. He is undoubtedly the writer who has had the greatest influence on the modern crime novel. At fourteen, he left school to support his family and eventually joined the infamous Pinkerton Detective Agency. All his tightly plotted detective novels are unique, but above all, timeless. He died at the age of 66 in Manhattan, New York City.