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The Maltese Falcon
Dashiell Hammett
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Description for The Maltese Falcon
Paperback. One of the greatest crime novels of the 20th century. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 214.
The character Sam Spade is now the subject of a brand new TV series, MONSIEUR SPADE, starring Clive Owen.
One of the greatest crime novels of the 20th century.
'His name remains one of the most important and recognisable in the crime fiction genre. Hammett set the standard for much of the work that would follow' Independent
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752865331
SKU
V9780752865331
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About Dashiell Hammett
Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961) was born in Maryland, left school at 14 and had several jobs - messenger boy, newsboy, clerk, timekeeper, yardman, machine operator and stevedore - until he became an operative for the Pinkerton Detective Agency. His experiences as a private detective laid the foundations for his writing career. His work includes The Maltese Falcon, Red Harvest, The Glass ... Read more
Reviews for The Maltese Falcon
Dashiell Hammett's crime thriller and its hard-boiled hero 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
His name remains one of the most important and recognisable in the crime fiction genre. Hammett set the standard for much ... Read more
GUARDIAN
His name remains one of the most important and recognisable in the crime fiction genre. Hammett set the standard for much ... Read more