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The Maltese Falcon (Special Edition)

By Dashiell Hammett and Josephine Hammett Marshall

By Dashiell Hammett and Josephine Hammett Marshall

By Dashiell Hammett

By Dashiell Hammett

By Dashiell Hammett

By Dashiell Hammett

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Part of Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Anniversary Edition

Category: Noir Novels

Category: Noir Novels

Category: Noir Novels

Paperback $17.00

Aug 09, 2022 | ISBN 9780593311905

Paperback $16.00

Jul 17, 1989 | ISBN 9780679722649

Ebook $4.99

Dec 29, 2010 | ISBN 9780307767516

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    About The Maltese Falcon (Special Edition)

    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 treacherous woman whose loyalties shift at the drop of a dime. These are the ingredients of Dashiell Hammett’s iconic, influential, and beloved The Maltese Falcon.

    A Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Special Edition

    About The Maltese Falcon (Special Edition)

    FEATURING THE CHARACTER THAT INSPIRED THE AMC SERIES MONSIEUR SPADE STARRING CLIVE OWEN

    ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE‘S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME

    Detective Sam Spade is a private eye with his own solitary code of ethics. When his partner is killed during a stakeout, he is drawn into the hunt for a fantastic treasure with a dubious provenance—a golden bird encrusted with jewels. Also on the trail are a perfumed grifter named Joel Cairo, an oversized adventurer named Gutman, and Spade’s new client 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 generations of readers.

    *With a new introduction by Richard Russo*

    About The Maltese Falcon (Special Edition)

    FEATURING THE CHARACTER THAT INSPIRED THE AMC SERIES MONSIEUR SPADE STARRING CLIVE OWEN

    ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE‘S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME

    Detective Sam Spade is a private eye with his own solitary code of ethics. When his partner is killed during a stakeout, he is drawn into the hunt for a fantastic treasure with a dubious provenance—a golden bird encrusted with jewels. Also on the trail are a perfumed grifter named Joel Cairo, an oversized adventurer named Gutman, and Spade’s new client 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 generations of readers.

    *With a new introduction by Richard Russo*

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    About Dashiell Hammett

    Samuel Dashiell Hammett was born in 1894 in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, and his family moved to Baltimore when he… More about Dashiell Hammett

    About Dashiell Hammett

    Samuel Dashiell Hammett was born in 1894 in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, and his family moved to Baltimore when he was five. He dropped out of high school after his freshman year and held a series of odd jobs—messenger boy,… More about Dashiell Hammett

    About Dashiell Hammett

    Samuel Dashiell Hammett was born in 1894 in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, and his family moved to Baltimore when he was five. He dropped out of high school after his freshman year and held a series of odd jobs—messenger boy,… More about Dashiell Hammett

    Product Details

    Category: Noir Novels

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    Aug 09, 2022 | 240 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780593311905

    Category: Noir Novels

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    Jul 17, 1989 | 240 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780679722649

    Category: Noir Novels

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
    Dec 29, 2010 | 224 Pages | ISBN 9780307767516

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    Praise

    “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 (London)

    “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

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